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SQL Second Row Retrieval
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SQL Second Row Retrieval

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write SQL to get the second row of a column.

Use the column_rows table and determine row position by ascending row_id. Return only the value from the requested column.

Output

  1. Return one row with the column second_value.
  2. Include the value at position two when rows are ordered by row_id ascending.
  3. Return exactly one result row.

Schema

column_rows
ColumnTypeDescription
row_idPKINTStable identifier used to define row order
column_valueVARCHAR(100)Value from the column being queried
Tablescolumn_rows
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