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Limit Query Results
nkopczynski , no, there is no build-in function to limit the result set for users (even because it makes no sense; which 2,500 records to return).
Create views or stored procedure returning a limited resultset (which don't make sense) and grant users permissions only on the views/SPs and not on the base tables.
nkopczynski , no, there is no build-in function to limit the result set for users (even because it makes no sense; which 2,500 records to return).
Create views or stored procedure returning a limited resultset (which don't make sense) and grant users permissions only on the views/SPs and not on the base tables.
olafhelper Thanks for the reply - in most cases I agree with you it makes no sense, however I am in a situation where certain members of the "staff" non technical have elevated rights to the database. They are writing bad queries = select * from "huge table" into #tmpTable - because they don't know how else to properly filter their queries. This is a problem that I am trying to solve. I have told the people in charge and they don't seem too concerned.
The view idea is interesting - I might be able to create a view on top of those huge tables and lock down direct access to the table. I will investigate that path. Thanks
