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How do i limit records returned by sql passthrough comma
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01127919
Message ID:
01127922
Views:
10
>I am using SQL passthtrough to retrieve records via the sqlexec command
>is there a way to limit the number of records returned... i.e. the first 5 for example.
>
>I am only pulling them to view the data to make a decision on whether to pull all of the data...
>
>User doesn't want to wait for the full table to come across the network...
>
>Some tables have millions of records!
>
>Only need a few to help decide if they want all of them...
>
>Mike



Limit your query to a restricting condition (you always should) and/or use the TOP modifier.
SELECT * TOP 5 FROM table


Alex Feldstein, MCP, Microsoft MVP
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