limit record

hi everybody,
Beside top statement what is the best statement used to limit the display the data?
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Look them up in BOL|||You can also use SET ROWCOUNT, which can also be found in Books Online.|||thans for the replys guys, One more question here can I use set row count in my vb app without using stored procedure?

thank|||thans for the replys guys, One more question here can I use set row count in my vb app without using stored procedure?

thankSometimes you can, sometimes you can't. The SET ROWCOUNT command is a SQL Server specific command, that affects the current connection. If your application uses connection pooling, it is unsafe to use SET ROWCOUNT outside of a stored procedure.

-PatP