Executing nested query contains ORDER BY:Help Needed

I have a database in ORACLE 8.0 enterprise
edition in HP-UX. I am trying to execute the following query
"select * from ( select * from temptable order by value desc) where rownum < 5"
and I am getting the following error
"missing right parenthesis"
This syntax is given in the Oracle user guide
under sql commands section and it is not
working.
Similar query is working on Oracle 8.1 running on Win NT.
Does any body throw some light.
Thanks in advance
-raj

Your query works fine in Oracle 8i:
SELECT *
FROM (SELECT *
FROM temptable
ORDER BY value DESC)
WHERE ROWNUM < 5;
However, prior to Oracle 8i, in Oracle 8.0, it is not allowed to have an ORDER BY clause within a nested query. So, in Oracle 8.0, a query like the above cannot work. However, the following, with the ORDER BY clause in the outer query will work:
SELECT *
FROM temptable a
WHERE 5 >=
(SELECT COUNT (*) + 1
FROM temptable b
WHERE b.value > a.value)
ORDER BY a.value DESC;
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"mydatabase" is the name of the database and LEN is a function.    It's checking for the length of systemcode to be 2 or 4, if they are then check if the value of #CAT# is 1 and that the first 2 characters is between 01 and 05 then select the row. I don't know why it works with CF5 but not CF8? It's driving me nuts. Any help is appreciated.

I just don't see why
all of a sudden it doesn't work with CF8 and MySQL,
If you changed databases, that is the source of the problem, not upgrading CF. MySQL will not understand MS Access specific functions and vice versa. Do not expect queries written for one database type to automatically work with another. While there are sql standards, every database is different. It is quite common for database vendors to have totally different function names, data types and even syntax. You will need to throrougly review your database queries and convert any Access specific syntax, data types, etcetera to the MySQL equivalents.
Are there MySQL equivalent for these two functions (TRIM and
LEN)?
Yes. See the string functions section in the online mySQL docs.
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/string-functions.html
I don't konw there was a TRIM and LEN in MS Access
database. I guess I was mixing them.
Yes. It is a little confusing because both CF and MS Access have those functions. In this specific case you were using the Access functions, not CF.
        http://www.techonthenet.com/access/functions/index_alpha.php
>> Yes, I did put a
CFLOCATION inside the cfquery. Never encounter that
scenario so I didn't know if it works.
Well if you are using the code, it should be something you have tested. So you know how it behaves. But CFLOCATION really does not belong inside a database query.
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Help needed for writing query

help needed for writing query
i have the following tables(with data) as mentioned below
FK*-foregin key (SUBJECTS)
FK**-foregin key (COMBINATION)
1)SUBJECTS(table name)
SUB_ID(NUMBER) SUB_CODE(VARCHAR2) SUB_NAME (VARCHAR2)
2           02           Computer Science
3           03           Physics
4           04           Chemistry
5           05           Mathematics
7           07           Commerce
8           08           Computer Applications
9           09           Biology
2)COMBINATION
COMB_ID(NUMBER) COMB_NAME(VARCHAR2) SUB_ID1(NUMBER(FK*)) SUB_ID2(NUMBER(FK*)) SUB_ID3(NUMBER(FK*)) SUBJ_ID4(NUMBER(FK*))
383           S1      9           4           2           3
384           S2      4           2           5           3
---------I actually designed the ABOVE table also like this
3) a)COMBINATION
COMB_ID(NUMBER) COMB_NAME(VARCHAR2)
383           S1
384           S2
b)COMBINATION_DET
COMBDET_ID(NUMBER) COMB_ID(FK**) SUB_ID(FK*)
1               383          9
2               383          4
3               383          2
4               383          3
5               384          4
6               384          2
7               384          5
8               384          3
Business rule: a combination consists of a maximum of 4 subjects (must contain)
and the user is less relevant to a COMB_NAME(name of combinations) but user need
the subjects contained in combinations
i need the following output
COMB_ID COMB_NAME SUBJECT1 SUBJECT2      SUBJECT3      SUBJECT4
383     S1     Biology Chemistry      Computer Science Physics
384     S2     Chemistry Computer Science Mathematics Physics
or even this is enough(what i actually needed)
COMB_ID     subjects
383           Biology,Chemistry,Computer Science,Physics
384           Chemistry,Computer Science,Mathematics,Physics
you can use any of the COMBINATION table(either (2) or (3))
and i want to know
1)which design is good in this case
(i think SUB_ID1,SUB_ID2,SUB_ID3,SUB_ID4 is not a
good method to link with same table but if 4 subjects only(and must) comes
detail table is not neccessary )
now i am achieving the result by program-coding in C# after getting the rows from oracle
i am using oracle 9i (also ODP.NET)
i want to know how can i get the result in the stored procedure itsef.
2)how it could be designed in any other way.
any help/suggestion is welcome
thanks for your time --Pradeesh

Well I forgot the table-alias, here now with:
SELECT C.COMB_ID
, C.COMB_NAME
, (SELECT SUB_NAME
FROM SUBJECTS
WHERE SUB_ID = C.SUB_ID1) AS SUBJECT_NAME1
, (SELECT SUB_NAME
FROM SUBJECTS
WHERE SUB_ID = C.SUB_ID2) AS SUBJECT_NAME2
, (SELECT SUB_NAME
FROM SUBJECTS
WHERE SUB_ID = C.SUB_ID3) AS SUBJECT_NAME3
, (SELECT SUB_NAME
FROM SUBJECTS
WHERE SUB_ID = C.SUB_ID4) AS SUBJECT_NAME4
FROM COMBINATION C;
As you need exactly 4 subjects, the columns-solution is just fine I would say.

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