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(OP)
Hi, Oracle has a function that allows one to sample a large table. can I do sampling in Informix? Thanks a lot!

RE: sampling

Hi:

Sorry, but you're going to have to explain what sampling is.

Regards,

Ed
Schaefer

RE: sampling

(OP)
Some tables are huge. Instead of pulling out the whole table, you randomly select 2% of the total rows? One way you can do it in Oracle is using 'sample (2)' after from statement.

While we are at it, is there also a feature in Informix that is similar to 'where rownum<n' in Oracle?

I have checked online documents and personal referrence, it was not there. Thanks

RE: sampling

cruel:

I don't know much about Oracle.  Thanks for the update. The closest thing I can think of using FIRST. Beginning with Online 7, Informix provides a FIRST keyword. So if you wanted to the first 10 rows, it's

SELECT FIRST 10 col1, col2 FROM table_name WHERE ....

For the Informix 4GL programmers, in order to use FIRST, declare the select as a cursor.

Informix also has a rowid.  It's a guaranteed unique integer value and does not change for the life of the row.  So you can do:

SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE rowid = 45678

If you're using fragmented tables, rowid works a little different.  I've really not had fragment tables, but I think you have to delcare the rowid column.

Regards,


Ed
Schaefer

RE: sampling

(OP)
Thanks, Ed. That is helpful!

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