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How do I retrieve only the 2nd row from a table?

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Posted - 2006-08-31 : 10:30:09

Mike writes "Here's my SQL Statement (I'm using MS SQL 2000):

SELECT TOP 2 MenuComments, MenuDate, MenuID, MenuIsActive, MenuName
FROM Menu
ORDER BY MenuDate DESC

This orders the data correctly, but the problem is, I need the SECOND row, not the top row. Also, because I am sorting for menus entered into the system, I cannot use a variable based on real dates (in other words, I can't use the server clock to help filter the results).

Any and all help would be GREATLY appreciated -- I've been banging my head against this one all day!

Mike"

khtan
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Posted - 2006-08-31 : 10:33:12

[code]
select TOP 1 MenuComments, MenuDate, MenuID, MenuIsActive, MenuName
from
(
SELECT TOP 2 MenuComments, MenuDate, MenuID, MenuIsActive, MenuName
FROM Menu
ORDER BY MenuDate DESC
) a
ORDER BY MenuDate[/code]

KH

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