Try
"select count(*) from row"
to get a count of the number of rows.
If trying to receive 10 rows, try
begin;
declare thomas cursor for select * from foo;
fetch 10 in thomas;
end;
Bruce Tong wrote:
>
> This is probably one of those things everyone knows except me, but my
> search of the documentation only turned up it's not a keyword in
> PostgreSQL...
>
> SELECT * FROM foo WHERE ROW_COUNT < 10;
>
> Is there anything like "ROW_COUNT" or "ROWCOUNT" in PostgreSQL?
>
> I've been looking through "The Practical SQL Handbook" as I know it is a
> significant influence on PostgreSQL, and I haven't found anything similar
> there either.
>
> Bruce Tong | Got me an office; I'm there late at night.
> Systems Programmer | Just send me e-mail, maybe I'll write.
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