1. ORACLE
SELECT * FROM TABLE1 WHERE ROWNUM<=N
或者
select * from (select * from tableName order by dbms_random.value) where rownum < N
2. INFORMIX
SELECT FIRST N * FROM TABLE1
3. DB2
SELECT * ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY COL1 DESC) AS ROWNUM WHERE ROWNUM<=N
或者
SELECT COLUMN FROM TABLE FETCH FIRST N ROWS ONLY
4. SQL SERVER
SELECT TOP N * FROM TABLE1
select top N * from tableName order by newid()
5. SYBASE
SET ROWCOUNT N
GO
SELECT * FROM TABLE1
6. MYSQL
SELECT * FROM TABLE1 LIMIT N
7. FOXPRO
SELECT * TOP N FROM TABLE ORDER BY COLUMN
http://blog.csdn.net/Senton/archive/2009/04/18/4090105.aspx
http://blog.csdn.net/Senton/archive/2009/08/03/4404101.aspx