How to skip the first n rows in sql query

Question

I want to fire a Query \"SELECT * FROM TABLE\" but select only from row N+1. Any idea on how to do this?

Answer 1

SQL Server:

select * from table
except
select top N * from table

Oracle up to 11.2:

select * from table
minus
select * from table where rownum <= N

with TableWithNum as (
    select t.*, rownum as Num
    from Table t
)
select * from TableWithNum where Num > N

Oracle 12.1 and later (following standard ANSI SQL)

select *
from table
order by some_column 
offset x rows
fetch first y rows only

They may meet your needs more or less.

There is no direct way to do what you want by SQL. However, it is not a design flaw, in my opinion.

SQL is not supposed to be used like this.

In relational databases, a table represents a relation, which is a set by definition. A set contains unordered elements.

Also, don't rely on the physical order of the records. The row order is not guaranteed by the RDBMS.

If the ordering of the records is important, you'd better add a column such as `Num' to the table, and use the following query. This is more natural.

select * 
from Table 
where Num > N
order by Num