SQL2012
SELECT field
FROM table
ORDER BY field ASC
OFFSET 26 ROWS
FETCH NEXT 15 ROWS ONLY
SQL 2005 and above
SELECT field
FROM (SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY table.field ASC) AS field_alias,
field FROM table) table_alias
WHERE table_alias.field_alias >= 10 and table_alias.field_alias <=30;
SQL 2000
SELECT TOP 25 *
FROM (
SELECT TOP 75 *
FROM table
ORDER BY field ASC
) table_alias
ORDER BY table_alias.field DESC;