Answer / guest

ANS:
select max(salary) from Employees
where salary not in
(select max(salary) from Employees )

Answer / ramesh.ch

select max(salary) from emp
where salary< ( select max(salary) from emp)


explanation::

first sub query returns maximum salary of employee
than main query returns maximum salary lessthan the maximum
salary return by subquery

Answer / ramesh mopuri

okay above queries are fine
but in a table there are 99 salaries, so i want to pick the
50th highest salary is it possible to wright the query same
above for the get 50th high salary. absolutely not. see my
query for the get Nth salary in a table.

Select ename,sal,deptno from emp a
where &n=
(select count(distinct(sal))from emp b
where a.sal<=b.sal)
order by deptno;

after enter this query the system ask N value and give 50
the result will be shown 50th highest salary. Please reply
me whether its working or not.

Answer / gyana ranjan behera

sql>select ename,sal from(select ename,sal,rownum rn from
(select ename,sal from emp order by sal desc)
where rn=2;

Answer / naresh

Here it is the simple solution.

Select Salary from (Select Salary, Rownum from Employee
order by Salary desc) where rownum=2

Should Work
Cheers!
Naresh

Answer / chiru

select distinct sal
from Employee e1
where 3 = (select count(distinct sal) from Employee e2
where e2.sal >= e1.sal)
order by sal desc

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