Set Limit for a Table Rows In SQL

Question

I want to set the limit for my table\'s rows. How can I do it?

For example 50 rows in my table.

Answer 1

Are you referring to limiting the results of a query?

If so, with SQL Server 2008 you can use TOP

SELECT TOP 50 *
FROM Table

If you're looking at actually limiting the amount of records in the database table, then an IF statement in a TRIGGER, like @Shark has posted, would be my solution.