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 Syntax error in simple 'SELECT TOP' statement

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Posted - 2001-03-21 : 18:22:22
Barry writes "I'm TRYING to use a 'SELECT TOP' statement in my stored procedure, and I keep getting a syntax error with the number I supply... for example, using:

SELECT TOP 1 FROM USERPROFILE WHERE NETID LIKE 'B%' ORDER BY NETID

...
gives the following error:

Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 1
Line 1: Incorrect syntax near '1'.

...
what gives? I'm using MS SQL SERVER 7.0 SP2 on a WIN 2000 Professional machine....I've tried this in several different ways on several different tables....the data is there, the column is there....I've written several hundred stored procedures and recently upgraded from 6.5 to 7.0 and I'm trying to use the new features.


Thanks for any ideas,

Barry"
   

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