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How can I assign a sequential integer to a SELECT column?

  • February 7, 2008 at 8:17 am

    #203156

    I want to do this:

    SELECT Num = 1,

    Name

    FROM Employees

    :

    :

    where Num is 1,2,3,4,etc. on each row result.

    In SQL 2005, I think I can use ROW_COUNTER. Is there a way to do this in SQL 2000?

  • February 7, 2008 at 8:27 am

    #776047

    Assuming you had a way to order the table to set up the sequential number, yes - but that method is worse than the temp table method. Meaning - use a correlated sub-query and count all of the rows before this one in the ordering you pick.

    Pretty much everything else I know of involves the table itself or a temp table.

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  • February 7, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    #776147

    As Matt mentioned, there isn't a good way to do this in SQL 2000. There are some complicated queries, but they often don't perform well. A temp table can work well, depending on your scale.

    Often, however, this is a client side issue. You run through the results, track the record you've hit.

    Also, please be careful where you post. Each forum has it's name in the upper left from here. Choose the one for your version.

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