Top N Records Per Group

valerie@webtribe.net

From: valerie@webtribe.net
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-07-30T07:11:00Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Is there a "top" function in postgres?  I've had a look and 
don't see one.

As an example:  How would I extract the top 5 salesmen PER 
region using Postgres?

TIA