AW: Error in Rownum Select

Hi  

Maybe I miss the point, but I don't really see the need for an order by here ? Can't you just dismiss it ?  

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Stefan  

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Von: emre.hancioglu_at_eu.effem.com [mailto:emre.hancioglu_at_eu.effem.com] Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. Februar 2003 16:34 An: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Betreff: RE: Error in Rownum Select

It seems so..

Thanks.

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M.Emre HANCIOGLU
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"Stephane Faroult" <sfaroult_at_oriolecorp.com> oriolecorp.com

11.02.2003 15:32
Please respond to "Stephane Faroult"         

To: emre.hancioglu_at_eu.effem.com

cc:   

Not absolutely certain of it but I think that allowing 'order by' in views (regular or in-line) is a feature which was introduced with 8.1.6. No easy workaround ...

>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: emre.hancioglu_at_eu.effem.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
><ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Sent: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 05:39:13
>
>Hello,
>Can anyone tell me the reason, why I get an error
>because of the "Order
>By" in Oracle 8.1.5.
>It works fine in 8.1.7 and 9.2.
>
>declare
> v_t number(8);
>begin
> SELECT tagesdatum into v_t
> FROM (SELECT rownum n, tagesdatum
> FROM (SELECT tagesdatum
> FROM kalender
> WHERE tagesdatum <=
>to_number(to_char(sysdate,'yyyymmdd'))
> AND tag_type = 'A'
> ORDER BY tagesdatum
DESC
> )
> )
> WHERE n=6;
>end;
>
>
>
>Regards
>
>M.Emre HANCIOGLU
>Masterfoods Services GmbH
>ISI Application Support
>Tel : +49 2162 500-2576
>Fax: +49 2162 41497
>E-Mail: emre.hancioglu_at_eu.effem.com

Regards,

Stephane Faroult
Oriole  

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