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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;== A query that uses a derived table to retrieve the top 5 Bankers by average Billing total==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; create table Billings (&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     BankerID           INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;     BillingNumber      INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;     BillingDate        datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;     BillingTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;     TermsID            INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;     BillingDueDate     datetime ,&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt;     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt;     CreditTotal        INTEGER&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
16&amp;gt; );&lt;br /&gt;
17&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, &amp;quot;2005-01-22&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, &amp;quot;2001-02-21&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2002-02-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, &amp;quot;2003-05-02&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-12&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, &amp;quot;1999-03-12&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, &amp;quot;2000-04-23&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-17&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, &amp;quot;2001-06-14&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, &amp;quot;2002-07-15&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-19&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, &amp;quot;2003-08-16&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-20&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, &amp;quot;2004-09-17&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-21&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, &amp;quot;2005-10-18&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; create table Bankers(&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;    BankerID             Integer,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;    BankerName           VARCHAR(20),&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;    BankerContactLName   VARCHAR(20),&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;    BankerContactFName   VARCHAR(20),&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;    BankerCity           VARCHAR(20),&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;    BankerState          VARCHAR(20),&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;    BankerZipCode        VARCHAR(20),&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;    BankerPhone          VARCHAR(20)&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; )&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (1, &amp;quot;ABC Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Joe&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;BC&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;11111&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;111-111-1111&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (2, &amp;quot;DEF Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Red&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;DE&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;22222&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;222-222-2222&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (3, &amp;quot;HJI Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Kit&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Paris&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;CA&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;33333&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;333-333-3333&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (4, &amp;quot;QWE Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Git&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Regina&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;ER&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;44444&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;444-444-4444&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (5, &amp;quot;RTY Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Wil&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Lee&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;YU&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;55555&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;555-555-5555&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (6, &amp;quot;YUI Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Ted&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Calgary&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;TY&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;66666&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;666-666-6666&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (7, &amp;quot;OIP Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Yam&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;San Franc&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;FG&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;77777&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;777-777-7777&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (8, &amp;quot;SAD Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Hit&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Eat&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Orland&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;PO&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;88888&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;888-888-8888&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (9, &amp;quot;DFG Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Sad&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Lee&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Wisler&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;PL&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;99999&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;999-999-9999&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into Bankers values (0, &amp;quot;GHJ Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Bit&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Lee&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Ticker&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;MN&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;00000&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;000-000-0000&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; SELECT Billings.BankerID, MAX(BillingDate) AS LatestInv,&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;     AVG(BillingTotal) AS AvgBilling&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; FROM Billings JOIN&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;     (SELECT TOP 5 BankerID, AVG(BillingTotal) AS AvgBilling&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     FROM Billings&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;     GROUP BY BankerID&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;     ORDER BY AvgBilling DESC) AS TopBanker&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;     ON Billings.BankerID = TopBanker.BankerID&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt; GROUP BY Billings.BankerID&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt; ORDER BY LatestInv DESC&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
BankerID    LatestInv               AvgBilling&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ----------------------- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 2005-01-22 00:00:00.000         165&lt;br /&gt;
          3 2003-05-02 00:00:00.000         165&lt;br /&gt;
          2 2001-02-21 00:00:00.000         165&lt;br /&gt;
          5 2000-04-23 00:00:00.000         165&lt;br /&gt;
          4 1999-03-12 00:00:00.000         165&lt;br /&gt;
(5 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table Billings;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; drop table Bankers;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; GO&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== A SELECT statement with a TOP clause==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
use the TOP clause within a SELECT clause to limit the number of rows included in the result set.&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; create table Billings (&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;     BankerID           INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;     BillingNumber      INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;     BillingDate        datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt;     BillingTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt;     TermsID            INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt;     BillingDueDate     datetime ,&lt;br /&gt;
16&amp;gt;     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
17&amp;gt;     CreditTotal        INTEGER&lt;br /&gt;
18&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
19&amp;gt; );&lt;br /&gt;
20&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, &amp;quot;2005-01-22&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, &amp;quot;2001-02-21&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2002-02-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, &amp;quot;2003-05-02&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-12&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, &amp;quot;1999-03-12&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, &amp;quot;2000-04-23&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-17&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, &amp;quot;2001-06-14&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, &amp;quot;2002-07-15&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-19&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, &amp;quot;2003-08-16&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-20&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, &amp;quot;2004-09-17&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-21&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, &amp;quot;2005-10-18&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 5 BankerID, BillingTotal&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; FROM Billings&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; ORDER BY BillingTotal DESC&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
BankerID    BillingTotal&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ------------&lt;br /&gt;
          6          165&lt;br /&gt;
          5          165&lt;br /&gt;
          4          165&lt;br /&gt;
          3          165&lt;br /&gt;
          2          165&lt;br /&gt;
(5 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table Billings;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== A SELECT statement with a TOP clause and the PERCENT keyword==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If you include PERCENT, the first n percent of the selected rows are included in the result set.&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt; create table Billings (&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;     BankerID           INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;     BillingNumber      INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt;     BillingDate        datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt;     BillingTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt;     TermsID            INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
16&amp;gt;     BillingDueDate     datetime ,&lt;br /&gt;
17&amp;gt;     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
18&amp;gt;     CreditTotal        INTEGER&lt;br /&gt;
19&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
20&amp;gt; );&lt;br /&gt;
21&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, &amp;quot;2005-01-22&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, &amp;quot;2001-02-21&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2002-02-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, &amp;quot;2003-05-02&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-12&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, &amp;quot;1999-03-12&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, &amp;quot;2000-04-23&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-17&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, &amp;quot;2001-06-14&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, &amp;quot;2002-07-15&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-19&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, &amp;quot;2003-08-16&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-20&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, &amp;quot;2004-09-17&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-21&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, &amp;quot;2005-10-18&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 5 PERCENT BankerID, BillingTotal&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; FROM Billings&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; ORDER BY BillingTotal DESC&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
BankerID    BillingTotal&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ------------&lt;br /&gt;
          1          165&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table Billings;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
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== A SELECT statement with a TOP clause and the WITH TIES keyword==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
If you include WITH TIES, additional rows will be included if their values match, or tie, the values of the last row.&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; create table Billings (&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;     BankerID           INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;     BillingNumber      INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;     BillingDate        datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;     BillingTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt;     TermsID            INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt;     BillingDueDate     datetime ,&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt;     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
16&amp;gt;     CreditTotal        INTEGER&lt;br /&gt;
17&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
18&amp;gt; );&lt;br /&gt;
19&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, &amp;quot;2005-01-22&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, &amp;quot;2001-02-21&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2002-02-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, &amp;quot;2003-05-02&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-12&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, &amp;quot;1999-03-12&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, &amp;quot;2000-04-23&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-17&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, &amp;quot;2001-06-14&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, &amp;quot;2002-07-15&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-19&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, &amp;quot;2003-08-16&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-20&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, &amp;quot;2004-09-17&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-21&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, &amp;quot;2005-10-18&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 5 WITH TIES BankerID, BillingDate&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; FROM Billings&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; ORDER BY BillingDate DESC&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
BankerID    BillingDate&lt;br /&gt;
----------- -----------------------&lt;br /&gt;
          0 2005-10-18 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
          1 2005-01-22 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
          9 2004-09-17 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
          8 2003-08-16 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
          3 2003-05-02 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
(5 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table Billings;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Declare variable and use it in &amp;quot;TOP PERCENT&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE employee(&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;    id          INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;    first_name  VARCHAR(10),&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;    last_name   VARCHAR(10),&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;    salary      DECIMAL(10,2),&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;    start_Date  DATETIME,&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;    region      VARCHAR(10),&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt;    city        VARCHAR(20)&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt; );&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, &amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;, 5890,&amp;quot;2005-03-22&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;North&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, &amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;,4789,&amp;quot;2003-07-21&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;South&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Utown&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, &amp;quot;James&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,  6678,&amp;quot;2001-12-01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;North&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Paris&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, &amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,   5567,&amp;quot;2006-03-03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;South&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;London&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, &amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,  4467,&amp;quot;2004-07-02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;East&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Newton&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, &amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot; , 6456,&amp;quot;2002-05-19&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;East&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Calgary&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, &amp;quot;David&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,  5345,&amp;quot;2008-03-18&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;West&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, &amp;quot;James&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,    4234,&amp;quot;2007-07-17&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;West&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Regina&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, &amp;quot;Joan&amp;quot;  ,  &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;,    6123,&amp;quot;2001-04-16&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;North&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from employee;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
id          first_name last_name  salary       start_Date              region     city&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- --------------------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Jason      Martin          5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North      Vancouver&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Alison     Mathews         4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South      Utown&lt;br /&gt;
          3 James      Smith           6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North      Paris&lt;br /&gt;
          4 Celia      Rice            5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South      London&lt;br /&gt;
          5 Robert     Black           4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East       Newton&lt;br /&gt;
          6 Linda      Green           6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East       Calgary&lt;br /&gt;
          7 David      Larry           5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West       New York&lt;br /&gt;
          8 James      Cat             4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West       Regina&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Joan       Act             6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North      Toronto&lt;br /&gt;
(9 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; DECLARE @Percentage float&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; SET @Percentage = 1&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; SELECT TOP (@Percentage) PERCENT&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; first_Name&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; FROM employee&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; ORDER BY first_Name;&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
first_Name&lt;br /&gt;
----------&lt;br /&gt;
Alison&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; drop table employee;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Define variable for query top percent==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; create table Billings (&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;     BankerID           INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;     BillingNumber      INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;     BillingDate        datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     BillingTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;     TermsID            INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;     BillingDueDate     datetime ,&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;     CreditTotal        INTEGER&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; );&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, &amp;quot;2005-01-22&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, &amp;quot;2001-02-21&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2002-02-22&amp;quot;,123,321.);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, &amp;quot;2003-05-02&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-12&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, &amp;quot;1999-03-12&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, &amp;quot;2000-04-23&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-17&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, &amp;quot;2001-06-14&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, &amp;quot;2002-07-15&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-19&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, &amp;quot;2003-08-16&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-20&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, &amp;quot;2004-09-17&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-21&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, &amp;quot;2005-10-18&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; DECLARE @n int&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; SET @n = 6&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; SELECT TOP (@n) PERCENT BankerID&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; FROM Billings&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
BankerID&lt;br /&gt;
-----------&lt;br /&gt;
          1&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table Billings;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Top Clause with the UPDATE statement.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; create table department(&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;    dept_name     char(20)     not null,&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;    emp_cnt       int          not null,&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;    budget        float,&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;    date_month    datetime);&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Research&amp;quot;, 5, 50000, &amp;quot;01.01.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Research&amp;quot;, 10, 70000, &amp;quot;01.02.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Research&amp;quot;, 5, 65000, &amp;quot;01.07.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 5, 10000, &amp;quot;01.07.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 10, 40000, &amp;quot;01.02.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 6, 30000, &amp;quot;01.01.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 6, 40000, &amp;quot;01.02.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 6, 10000, &amp;quot;01.01.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 10, 40000, &amp;quot;01.02.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 3, 30000, &amp;quot;01.07.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 5, 40000, &amp;quot;01.01.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; update top (3) department&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; SET budget = budget * 0.9&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; where budget in (select TOP 3 budget&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; from department&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; order by budget desc);&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(3 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table department;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== TOP n Clause==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The TOP n clause specifies the first n rows of the query result that are to be retrieved.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; create table department(&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;    dept_name     char(20)     not null,&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;    emp_cnt       int          not null,&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;    budget        float,&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;    date_month    datetime);&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Research&amp;quot;, 5, 50000, &amp;quot;01.01.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Research&amp;quot;, 10, 70000, &amp;quot;01.02.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Research&amp;quot;, 5, 65000, &amp;quot;01.07.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 5, 10000, &amp;quot;01.07.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 10, 40000, &amp;quot;01.02.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 6, 30000, &amp;quot;01.01.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 6, 40000, &amp;quot;01.02.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 6, 10000, &amp;quot;01.01.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 10, 40000, &amp;quot;01.02.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 3, 30000, &amp;quot;01.07.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 5, 40000, &amp;quot;01.01.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 8 dept_name, budget&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; FROM department&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; ORDER BY budget DESC&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
dept_name            budget&lt;br /&gt;
-------------------- ------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
Research                                70000&lt;br /&gt;
Research                                65000&lt;br /&gt;
Research                                50000&lt;br /&gt;
Accounting                              40000&lt;br /&gt;
Marketing                               40000&lt;br /&gt;
Accounting                              40000&lt;br /&gt;
Marketing                               40000&lt;br /&gt;
Accounting                              30000&lt;br /&gt;
(8 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table department;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
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== TOP n Query with ORDER BY==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; CREATE TABLE employee(&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;    id          INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;    first_name  VARCHAR(10),&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;    last_name   VARCHAR(10),&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;    salary      DECIMAL(10,2),&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;    start_Date  DATETIME,&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;    region      VARCHAR(10),&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;    city        VARCHAR(20),&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;    managerid   INTEGER&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt; );&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, &amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;, 5890,&amp;quot;2005-03-22&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;North&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,3);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, &amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;,4789,&amp;quot;2003-07-21&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;South&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Utown&amp;quot;,4);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, &amp;quot;James&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,  6678,&amp;quot;2001-12-01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;North&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Paris&amp;quot;,5);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, &amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,   5567,&amp;quot;2006-03-03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;South&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;London&amp;quot;,6);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, &amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,  4467,&amp;quot;2004-07-02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;East&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Newton&amp;quot;,7);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, &amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot; , 6456,&amp;quot;2002-05-19&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;East&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Calgary&amp;quot;,8);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, &amp;quot;David&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,  5345,&amp;quot;2008-03-18&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;West&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,9);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, &amp;quot;James&amp;quot; ,  &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,    4234,&amp;quot;2007-07-17&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;West&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Regina&amp;quot;,9);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, &amp;quot;Joan&amp;quot;  ,  &amp;quot;Act&amp;quot;,    6123,&amp;quot;2001-04-16&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;North&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,10);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from employee;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
id          first_name last_name  salary       start_Date              region     city                 managerid&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Jason      Martin          5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North      Vancouver                      3&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Alison     Mathews         4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South      Utown                          4&lt;br /&gt;
          3 James      Smith           6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North      Paris                          5&lt;br /&gt;
          4 Celia      Rice            5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South      London                         6&lt;br /&gt;
          5 Robert     Black           4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East       Newton                         7&lt;br /&gt;
          6 Linda      Green           6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East       Calgary                        8&lt;br /&gt;
          7 David      Larry           5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West       New York                       9&lt;br /&gt;
          8 James      Cat             4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West       Regina                         9&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Joan       Act             6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North      Toronto                       10&lt;br /&gt;
(9 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 6&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;   *&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; FROM&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;   Employee&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; ORDER BY&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;   salary DESC&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; drop table employee;&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
id          first_name last_name  salary       start_Date              region     city                 managerid&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
          3 James      Smith           6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North      Paris                          5&lt;br /&gt;
          6 Linda      Green           6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East       Calgary                        8&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Joan       Act             6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North      Toronto                       10&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Jason      Martin          5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North      Vancouver                      3&lt;br /&gt;
          4 Celia      Rice            5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South      London                         6&lt;br /&gt;
          7 David      Larry           5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West       New York                       9&lt;br /&gt;
(6 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Use TOP n clause with the DELETE statement.==&lt;br /&gt;
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  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; create table department(&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;    dept_name     char(20)     not null,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;    emp_cnt       int          not null,&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;    budget        float,&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;    date_month    datetime);&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Research&amp;quot;, 5, 50000, &amp;quot;01.01.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Research&amp;quot;, 10, 70000, &amp;quot;01.02.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Research&amp;quot;, 5, 65000, &amp;quot;01.07.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 5, 10000, &amp;quot;01.07.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 10, 40000, &amp;quot;01.02.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 6, 30000, &amp;quot;01.01.2002&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Accounting&amp;quot;, 6, 40000, &amp;quot;01.02.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 6, 10000, &amp;quot;01.01.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 10, 40000, &amp;quot;01.02.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 3, 30000, &amp;quot;01.07.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt; insert into department values(&amp;quot;Marketing&amp;quot;, 5, 40000, &amp;quot;01.01.2003&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; DELETE TOP (4)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; FROM department&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; WHERE budget IN (select TOP 4 budget from department order by budget asc)&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(4 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table department;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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