Applying LIMIT and OFFSET to MS SQL server 2008 queries - sql

Question

I need to apply LIMIT and OFFSET to original query (without modifying it) in MSSQL server 2008.
Let's say the original query is:
SELECT * FROM energy_usage
(But it can be any arbitrary SELECT query)
That's what I came up with so far:
1. It does what I need, but the query generates extra column row_number which I don't need.
WITH OrderedTable AS
(
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT 1)) AS row_number, * FROM energy_usage
)
SELECT * FROM OrderedTable WHERE row_number BETWEEN 1 AND 10
2. This one doesn't work for some reason and returns the following error.
SELECT real_sql.* FROM (
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT 1)) AS row_number, * FROM (SELECT * FROM energy_usage) as real_sql) as subquery
WHERE row_number BETWEEN 1 AND 10
More common case is:
SELECT real_sql.* FROM (
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT 1)) AS row_number, * FROM (real sql query) as real_sql) as subquery
WHERE row_number BETWEEN {offset} + 1 AND {limit} + {offset}
Error:
The column prefix 'real_sql' does not match with a table name or alias
name used in the query.

Answer 1

Simply do not put it on SELECT list:
WITH OrderedTable AS
(
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT 1)) AS row_number, *
FROM energy_usage
)
SELECT col1, col2, col3 FROM OrderedTable WHERE row_number BETWEEN 1 AND 10;
SELECT * is common anti-pattern and should be avoided anyway. Plus ORDER BY (SELECT 1) will not give you guarantee of stable sort between executions.
Second if you need only ten rows use:
SELECT TOP 10 *
FROM energy_usage
ORDER BY ...
Unfortunately you won't get something nice as Selecting all Columns Except One
WITH OrderedTable AS
(
SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY (SELECT 1)) AS row_number, *
FROM energy_usage
)
SELECT * EXCEPT row_number FROM OrderedTable WHERE row_number BETWEEN 1 AND 10;

Answer 2

This would solve the problem.
DECLARE #offset INT = 1;
DECLARE #limit INT = 10;
WITH Filtered AS (
SELECT TOP (#offset + #limit) *
FROM energy_usage
ORDER BY 1 ASC
), Results AS (
SELECT TOP (#limit) *
FROM Filtered
ORDER BY 1 DESC
)
SELECT *
FROM Results
ORDER BY 1 ASC;