How to retrieve 5th highest sal from emp table?
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Answer / amit bhagat
select min(a.sal) from (select distinct(d.sal) from emp
order by d.sal desc) a where rownum<=5
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / venkata
hi, earlier query return sal in asending order and when
duplicate salries are there the earlier highest salary
position returns no rows. I hope this is better query.
select * from (select * from emp order by sal desc)
group by
rownum,empno,ename,job,mgr,hiredate,sal,comm,deptno having
rownum=&n
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / aryasen vaikom
SELECT DISTINCT (a.sal)
FROM EMP A
WHERE 5= ( SELECT COUNT (DISTINCT (b.sal))
FROM EMP B
WHERE a.sal<=b.sal )
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / venubabu
Select level,Max(sal) from emp
Where level=&level connect by prior sal>sal
group by level;
sql>Enter value for level:5
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / arvind patil
select rownum,name,salary
from (select name,salary
from employee
order by salary desc )
where rownum=5;
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / lingareddy
select top 1 salary from (select distinct top 5 salary from emp order by salary desc ) a order by salary asc
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| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / jithendranath.g
select z2.sal from emp z1, emp z2
where z2.sal <=z1.sal
group by z2.sal
having count(z2.sal)=&n
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 0 Yes | 1 No |
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