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Subject: Numbering rows in SQL result set
From: meovino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 10:31:56 -0400
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Is there an SQL scalar function or some other trick I can use to add a 
column to a result set that numbers the rows in the set.  Let's say my 
result set currently is:

John
Paul
George
Ringo

I want it to look like:

1   John
2   Paul
3   George
4   Ringo

Thanks!

Mike E.

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Follow-Ups:

RE: Numbering rows in SQL result set , Elvis Budimlic
Re: Numbering rows in SQL result set , James Rich

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