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How to Retrieve SECOND Largest value of a column in the Table


Below is shown the "Orders" table:

OrderID CustomerID Date Amount
D001 C001 4/3/2007 12:00:00 AM 150.23
D002 C003 1/22/2005 12:00:00 AM 123.57
D003 C005 3/19/2003 12:00:00 AM 220.43
D004 C007 7/21/2008 12:00:00 AM 157.72
D005 C008 2/28/2009 12:00:00 AM 223.78
D006 C011 3/21/2005 12:00:00 AM 245.34

SQL - SECOND Largest value


To retrieve the SECOND Largest value from the Amount Column in the "Orders" Table, it is done by using SQL SUBQUERY.

Text Editor below has the SQL Query, click the "View Result" button, to see the result.

Select MAX(Amount) as SecondLargest From Orders
Where Amount < (Select MAX(Amount) From Orders);

Note: In the Subquery the Maximum value is fetched and it is used by the main query to get the second Maximum value of the Amount Column.

SQL in Text Editor:








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