>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.
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>I am only pulling them to view the data to make a decision on whether to pull all of the data...
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>User doesn't want to wait for the full table to come across the network...
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>Some tables have millions of records!
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>Only need a few to help decide if they want all of them...
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>Mike

Select count(*) from MyTable where myCondition.

Then present the dialog to the user if the number is too big.