write the query for find the top 2 highest salary in sql
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Step1:
Create the "Salary" table,
Create table Salary
( Design_name varchar(20),
Basic_Sal int)
Step2:
Insert the values into "Salary" table,
Insert into Salary values('Office_Boy',4000)
Go
Insert into Salary values('Clerk',5000)
Go
Insert into Salary values('Head_Clerk',6000)
Go
Insert into Salary values('Accountant',7000)
Go
Insert into Salary values('Manager',8000)
Go
Insert into Salary values('PA',9000)
Go
Insert into Salary values('GM',10000)
Step3:
Write the Query aganist "Salary" table to find 'N'th
Maximum Basic Salary.
Query:
Select * from Salary s1 where (N =(select count(distinct
(s2.Basic_Sal)) from Salary s2
where s2.Basic_Sal>=s1.Basic_Sal))
N=1 --> Finds the first maximum Basic_sal
N=2 --> Finds the second maximum Basic_sal
N=3 --> Finds the Third maximum Basic_sal
.
.
.
N='N'--> Finds the 'N'th maximum Basic_sal
To find '2' maximum:
Select * from Salary s1 where (2=(select count(distinct
(s2.Basic_Sal)) from Salary s2
where s2.Basic_Sal>=s1.Basic_Sal))
Output:
Design_name Basic_sal
PA 9000
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