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:

SELECT FIRST(column_name) FROM table_name;  

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:

SELECT FIRST(customer_name) AS first_customer FROM customers;  

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

Table CUSTOMERS

CUSTOMER_NAME	AGE	ADDRESS	EXPENDITURE
KAMAL SHARMA	26	GHAZIABAD	6000
ROBERT PETT	23	NEWYORK	26000
SHIKHA SRIVASTAV	22	DELHI	9000

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:

SELECT FIRST (CUSTOMER_NAME) AS first_customer FROM CUSTOMERS;    

After that query, you will find the result:  

KAMAL SHARMA

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