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vandhan
Fluorite | Level 6

data have;
input id sal;
cards;
101 1000
102 2000
103 1000
104 3000
105 3000
106 4000
;

How would i find 3rd max sal from above data using sql ??

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RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

It is simpler to use a datastep here:

data have;
  input id sal;
cards;
101 1000
102 2000
103 1000
104 3000
105 3000
106 4000
;
run;

proc sort data=have;
  by sal;
run;

data want;
  set have;
  if _n_=3;
run;
vandhan
Fluorite | Level 6
if i have max values 6 values like 4000 ... in that case this is not
possible...

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LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20

Hey, stop posting the same question in different forums, pls.

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