Answer / harikumar

select max(salary) as secondMax from employee where salary
<> (select max(salary) from employee)

Answer / elumalai.k

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

Answer / darshan shah

select top 1 * from (select top 2 * from emp order by sal
desc ) a order by sal asc



Plz try this.

Answer / govind.konduri

hai..

select sal from emp where sal=(select max(sal) from
emp where sal<(select max(sal) from emp))

->here,the sub inner query finds the max sal from emp table.
->the main inner query find out the max sal that is less
than the sub inner query max sal.
->the sub query result is sent to outer query..

Answer / tulasi ravi kumar

hi,
my id is ravi106109@gmail.com

select sal from emp a
where 1=(select count(b.sal) from emp b
where a.sal<b.sal) order by sal desc;

and also dileep is write

Answer / dhaval

we have to use distinct key word there is a possibility
that two person having same salary.



select top 1 sry from (select distinct top 2 sry from emp
order by sry desc)t1 order by sry asc

Answer / kavitha.r

This query is generalised query if u replace 2 by 100 ,
then you will get 100th max salary


select top 1 salary from employee where salary in( select
top 2 salary from employee order by salary desc) order by
salary asc

Answer / kumar amit ranjan

To find Top 3 max Sal.... to put any number on the place of
3 to find nth max sal...


select top 3 sal from emp order by sal desc

Answer / naufal basheer

select e.* from
(select row_number() over (order by salary desc) as Rno,*
from employee)e
where e.Rno = 2

Answer / mahesh

Select max(sal) from emp
where id='1233' and Sal< (select max(sal) from emp)

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