Using SQL FIRST

SQL FIRST: Main Tips

• This function brings back the primary value of a column.
• Only MS Access database system supports this function.

Syntax of SQL FIRST

SELECT FIRST(col_name) FROM tbl_name;


Demo Database

In the below table there is a piece of  "Customer" table:

In the code example below we use SQL SELECT FIRST function to pick the primary value in the "Customer" table of the "Name" column:

SELECT FIRST(Name) AS FirstCustomer FROM Customers;

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SQL FIRST Workaround in SQL Server, MySQL and Oracle

SQL Server: Syntax

SELECT TOP 1 col_name FROM tbl_name
ORDER BY col_name ASC;


SELECT TOP 1 Name FROM Customers
ORDER BY ID ASC;

Syntax of MySQL

SELECT col_name FROM tbl_name
ORDER BY col_name ASC
LIMIT 1;


SELECT Name FROM Customers
ORDER BY ID ASC
LIMIT 1;

Oracle: Syntax

SELECT col_name FROM tbl_name
WHERE ROWNUM <=1
ORDER BY col_name ASC;


SELECT Name FROM Customers
WHERE ROWNUM <=1
ORDER BY ID ASC;