select top @top ItemCode,ItemName from item

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Hi all experts,

i want to display top 10,20 or 8 in sql server 2008 R2.
i declare like this:
declare @top int
set @top=4
set rowcount @top
select top @top ItemCode,ItemName
from item
but it doesn't work and it display an error like this:
"Incorrect syntax near '@top'."

Note:
-variable @top is a dynamic value and based on user inputted.
-I don't want to use rowcount @top coz it make my query slow.

Does anybody know how i can work with top @top in sql server 2008R2?

Thanks

TONY

Posted 14-Aug-12 23:07pm

soeun tony

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Solution 1

Read the following : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/175962/dynamic-select-top-var-in-sql-server[^]

Posted 14-Aug-12 23:10pm

Mehdi Gholam

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Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-14T23:14:00

Solution 2

It should be enclosed in ().

try this.

SQL

declare @top int
set @top=4
select top (@top) ItemCode,ItemName
from item

Posted 14-Aug-12 23:14pm

Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman

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ridoy 15-Aug-12 6:08am

yes

soeun tony 15-Aug-12 6:36am

Hi Santhosh
It works now

Thanks

Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman 15-Aug-12 6:40am

Please mark it as solved.So that others will know.