SQL SELECT FIRST

The SQL first() function is used to return the first value of the selected column.

Let's see the syntax of sql select first() function:

Here a point is notable that first function is only supported by MS Access.

If you want to retrieve the first value of the "customer_name" column from the "customers" table, you need to write following query:

Let us take the example of CUSTOMERS to examine SQL SELECT FIRST command:

Table CUSTOMERS

If you want to retrieve the first value of the "customer_name" column from the "customers" table, you need to write following query:

Let's see the syntax of sql select first() function:

Note: The SELECT FIRST statement is only supported by MS Access. This statement doesn't work with other databases like Oracle, MySQL etc.