How to retrieve last 5 records which was inserted in the table using SQL query?

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This is my table. Suppose I want to find out 5 records which was inserted recently. I also want to find it out on the basis of time. Then how to write a SQL query to retrieve data?

Posted 10-Aug-14 22:06pm

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-10T22:32:00

Solution 1

Try:

SQL

SELECT TOP 5 * FROM MyTable ORDER BY DateColumn DESC

Posted 10-Aug-14 22:32pm

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VICK 11-Aug-14 4:43am

Perfecto. My 5+.