Let us first create a table −
mysql> create table DemoTable1614 -> ( -> StudentName varchar(20), -> StudentScore int -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.78 sec)
Insert some records in the table using insert command −
mysql> insert into DemoTable1614 values('Adam',65); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1614 values('Chris',89); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1614 values('Bob',58); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.22 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1614 values('Sam',98); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1614 values('Mike',87); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable1614 values('Carol',79); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec)
Display all records from the table using select statement −
mysql> select * from DemoTable1614;
This will produce the following output
+-------------+--------------+ | StudentName | StudentScore | +-------------+--------------+ | Adam | 65 | | Chris | 89 | | Bob | 58 | | Sam | 98 | | Mike | 87 | | Carol | 79 | +-------------+--------------+ 6 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Here is the query to get 3 records having higher value −
mysql> select * from DemoTable1614 order by StudentScore DESC LIMIT 3;
This will produce the following output
+-------------+--------------+ | StudentName | StudentScore | +-------------+--------------+ | Sam | 98 | | Chris | 89 | | Mike | 87 | +-------------+--------------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec)