Add a row number to result set of a SQL query
sql, sql-server, sql-server-2005
Solution
The typical pattern would be as follows, but you need to actually define how the ordering should be applied (since a table is, by definition, an unordered bag of rows). One way to do that if you don't care about a specific order otherwise is to use the leading key(s) of a covering index, the leading key(s) of the clustered index, or the columns in any group by / order by clauses. In this case I'll assume `A` is the single-column clustering key for `t`:
SELECT t.A, t.B, t.C, number = ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY t.A)
FROM dbo.tableZ AS t
ORDER BY t.A;
If you truly don't care about order, you can generate arbitrary/nondeterministic row numbering using:
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY @@SPID)
-- or for serial plans
ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY @@TRANCOUNT)
Little tricks I picked up from Paul White in this article (see "Paul's Solution").
Not sure what the variables in your question are supposed to represent (they don't match).
Problem
I have a simple select statement. I want to add a temporary column that will represent number the of rows in my result set. I tried this - ``` declare @num int set @num = 0; select t.A, t.B, t.C, (@count + 1) as number from tableZ as t ``` It assigns the 1 to all rows. I tried @count = @count + 1 and it did not work. How do I do this thing in a simple manner? thanks.