What is the SQL for 'next' and 'previous' in a table?

Question

I have a table of items, each of which has a date associated with it. If I have the date associated with one item, how do I query the database with SQL to get the \'previous

Answer 1

Try this...

SELECT TOP 3 * FROM YourTable
WHERE Col >= (SELECT MAX(Col) FROM YourTable b WHERE Col < @Parameter)
ORDER BY Col