How do I select last 5 rows in a table without sorting?

Question

I want to select the last 5 records from a table in SQL Server without arranging the table in ascending or descending order.

Answer 1

In SQL Server 2012 you can do this :

Declare @Count1 int ;

Select @Count1 = Count(*)
FROM    [Log] AS L

SELECT  
   *
FROM    [Log] AS L
ORDER BY L.id
OFFSET @Count - 5 ROWS
FETCH NEXT 5 ROWS ONLY;