Using the TOP argument

[Guest]

Hello all,

I am using the TOP argument in a query (below). It works fine as long as I
type the line number in the Where clause. I have 5 lines and I would like to
get the TOP 15 for each of the 5 lines. Is there a way to do this within a
single query,?

Select TOP 15 line, msg, sum(datedif(“â€sâ€â€, stime, ctime) as Duration
From LinsState
Where line = Line 1
Group by line, msg
Order by line, sum(datedif(“â€sâ€â€,stime, ctime) desc


Thanks for looking.

 

[Guest]

Hi Mark
How can you tell which 15 records to choose from each line?

For the example let say that you want the top 15 by a DateField
Try

Select T1.line, T1.msg, sum(datedif("s", T1.stime, T1.ctime) as Duration
From LinsState As T1
Where DateField In (Select Top 15 DateField From LinsState As T2 Where
T2.line = T1.line Order By T2.DateField Desc)
Group by line, msg
Order by line, sum(datedif("s",stime, ctime) desc