LIMIT Question

[Kryptix]

I'm writing some highscores for a game and want to be able to highlight a user.

 

SELECT * FROM `table` ORDER BY `rank` ASC LIMIT 0, 40

 

I want to basically start the listing from a specific user, so say for example I'm searching for user "Kryptix" I want to show 20 users above that highlighted user and 19 users below it.

 

So what I'm asking is, within one query is it possible to LIMIT the query by getting the `rank` column of that user? Maybe something like this:

 

SELECT * FROM `table` ORDER BY `rank` ASC LIMIT (SELECT `rank` FROM `table` WHERE `user` = 'Kryptix') - 20, 40

[andrewgauger]

No it is not safe to combine this like that.  The problem lies when his rank is less than 20, and the query returns a limit of -x, 40.  It is best to perform seperate queries here.