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    Posted: 10 July 2003 at 5:38am

How can I select the last 5 records from a database?

I want to make an active user monitor, which writes the name of the last 5 users logged...

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SELECT TOP 5 * from tblActiveUser ORDER BY loggedinTimewhateverthefieldiscalled ASC
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actually, that'll get the first 5 not the last five...

replace "ASC" by "DESC"
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hehe, I always get my ASC and DESC mixed up!
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