Fetching rows in DB2

Question

I know in DB2 (using version 9.7) I can select the first 10 rows of a table by using this query:

SELECT * 
FROM myTable
ORDER BY id
FETCH FIRST 10 ROWS ONLY
         


        

Answer 1

Here's a sample query that will get rows from a table contain state names, abbreviations, etc.

SELECT *
FROM (
   SELECT stabr, stname, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY stname) AS rownumber
   FROM states
   WHERE stcnab = 'US'
) AS xxx
WHERE rownumber BETWEEN 11 AND 20 ORDER BY stname

Edit: ORDER BY is necessary to guarantee that the row numbering is consistent between executions of the query.