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Hi,

I need a query for select last 5 maxkeys from my table.

I have one query but its returns only one value.

This is my query:
SELECT max(bkcrtkey) FROM bkcrtkts

Posted 2-Dec-10 4:26am

sameertm

Updated 3-Dec-10 4:10am

Dalek Dave

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Sandeep Mewara 2-Dec-10 10:51am

Wo! 3 replies at the same time... same thing...

Corporal Agarn 2-Dec-10 11:59am

In the future please use a title that is related to the problem.

Dalek Dave 3-Dec-10 10:11am

Edited for Readability.

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fjdiewornncalwe · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-02T04:44:00

Solution 3

SELECT TOP 5 bkcrtkey FROM bkcrtkts ORDER BY bkcrtkey DESC

Posted 2-Dec-10 4:44am

fjdiewornncalwe

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Sandeep Mewara 3-Dec-10 11:47am

Agreed with what you said to other person replying half hour late.
+ a 5! from me for the answer which we posted together at same time! :)

Sandeep Mewara · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-02T04:44:00

Solution 2

Try,

SQL

SELECT 
   TOP 5 bkcrtkey 
FROM bkcrtkts 
ORDER BY bkcrtkey DESC

Posted 2-Dec-10 4:44am

Sandeep Mewara

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Sandeep Mewara 2-Dec-10 11:00am

:)

Dalek Dave 3-Dec-10 10:11am

Good Answer.

sandipapatel · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-02T05:13:00

Solution 4

SELECT TOP 5 COLUMN_NAME FROM TABLE_NAME ORDER BY COLUMN_NAME SORTING_ORDER

Posted 2-Dec-10 5:13am

sandipapatel

Updated 2-Dec-10 5:14am

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Dalek Dave 3-Dec-10 10:11am

Good Call.

fjdiewornncalwe 3-Dec-10 11:26am

sandipapatel. Copying the answers that others have given already is hardly an answer. Please read the other responses. If the answer has already been given, just add a comment stating that you agree with a given answer. If you look below, this is a unique case where 3 people gave the same answer in the same minute, but yours came half-an-hour later and was the same as the ones below. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you didn't read the others. But please, in the future, read those first before posting yours. Cheers.

wizardzz · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-02T04:44:00

Solution 1

This should work:

SELECT TOP 5 bkcrtkey FROM bkcrtkts ORDER BY bkcrtkey DESC

Posted 2-Dec-10 4:44am

wizardzz

Updated 3-Dec-10 4:07am

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sameertm 2-Dec-10 10:47am

thanks alot

Dalek Dave 3-Dec-10 10:11am

That'll Work.