oracle first row
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;