oracle select first result
SELECT * FROM (SELECT [COLUMNS] FROM [TABLE] ORDER BY [DATE] DESC)
WHERE ROWNUM = 1;
-- Oracle 12c:
SELECT * FROM (SELECT [COLUMNS] FROM [TABLE] ORDER BY [DATE] DESC)
FETCH FIRST 1 ROW ONLY;
SELECT * FROM (SELECT [COLUMNS] FROM [TABLE] ORDER BY [DATE] DESC)
FETCH FIRST 10 ROW ONLY;
SELECT * FROM (SELECT [COLUMNS] FROM [TABLE] ORDER BY [DATE] DESC)
FETCH FIRST 10 ROWS ONLY;