how to retrieve 1st and last row of table without using
group functions??

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how to retrieve 1st and last row of table without using group functions??..

Answer / prabhudatta

SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM EMP ORDER BY EMP_NO) WHERE
ROWNUM=1

UNION

SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM EMP ORDER BY EMP_NO DESC)
WHERE ROWNUM=1;

Is This Answer Correct ?    14 Yes 4 No

how to retrieve 1st and last row of table without using group functions??..

Answer / sudipta santra

For the 1st row:

select * from emp where rownum<2 order by empno;

For the last row:

select * from emp where rownum<2 order by empno desc;

Is This Answer Correct ?    14 Yes 5 No

how to retrieve 1st and last row of table without using group functions??..

Answer / nathan

SELECT *
FROM (SELECT emp.*, ROWNUM rn
FROM emp)
WHERE rn = 1 OR rn = (SELECT COUNT (*)
FROM emp);

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 0 No

how to retrieve 1st and last row of table without using group functions??..

Answer / rajesh

SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM EMP ORDER BY EMP_NO) WHERE
ROWNUM < 2

UNION

SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM EMP ORDER BY EMP_NO DESC)
WHERE ROWNUM < 2;

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 0 No

how to retrieve 1st and last row of table without using group functions??..

Answer / ajay reddy

Select * from (select e.*,rownum r from emp e) where r in(1,(select count(*) from emp));

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 0 No

how to retrieve 1st and last row of table without using group functions??..

Answer / ajitnayak

SELECT *
FROM EMP
WHERE ROWID = (SELECT MIN(ROWID) FROM EMP)
UNION
SELECT *
FROM EMP
WHERE ROWID = (SELECT MAX(ROWID) FROM EMP)

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 0 No

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