RE: No order by in a subselect

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

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Thanks for the try Gord, but from STRSQL:

With TEMP AS (SELECT IFSLDIR,IFSLOBJ,IFSLSIZ,CURRENT DATE
       FROM IFSLIST
       ORDER BY IFSLSIZ DESC
       FETCH FIRST 20 ROWS ONLY)
Insert into dirbig (Select * from TEMP)
Keyword ORDER not expected. Valid tokens: ).

Rob Berendt
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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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Gord Royle <GRoyle@cott.com>
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Hey Rob

I don't know whether this code will work - but you can try it.


 With TEMP AS (SELECT IFSLDIR,IFSLOBJ,IFSLSIZ,CURRENT DATE
       FROM IFSLIST
       ORDER BY IFSLSIZ DESC
       FETCH FIRST 20 ROWS ONLY)
Insert into dirbig (Select * from TEMP)

It's worth a shot

Gord

-----Original Message-----
From: rob@dekko.com [mailto:rob@dekko.com]
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 3:58 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: SQL: No order by in a subselect


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Obviously by the 'FETCH FIRST 20 ROWS ONLY' I am running V5R1.  Is there a
method to do what I am trying to do below - list the top 20 into a file?
Using the Order by clause in a subselect is not allowed.


      Insert into dirbig
      (SELECT IFSLDIR,IFSLOBJ,IFSLSIZ,CURRENT DATE
       FROM IFSLIST
       ORDER BY IFSLSIZ DESC
       FETCH FIRST 20 ROWS ONLY)


Now I am thinking that I will be stuck with a cursor loop.

I guess in the past the order by was only a minor frustration.  But now
with this fetch first it's getting to be more of a PITA.

Rob Berendt
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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin
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