how to show only even or odd rows in sql server 2008?

Question

i have a table MEN in sql server 2008 that contain 150 rows.

how i can show only the even or only the odd rows ?

Answer 1

Check out ROW_NUMBER()

SELECT t.First, t.Last
FROM (
    SELECT *, Row_Number() OVER(ORDER BY First, Last) AS RowNumber 
            --Row_Number() starts with 1
    FROM Table1
) t
WHERE t.RowNumber % 2 = 0 --Even
--WHERE t.RowNumber % 2 = 1 --Odd