with MYSQL, you can write a statement as billow:
SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE ...... ORDER BY .... LIMIT 10,5;
but with ORACLE, how can I implement the function as above?
try using oracle rowid & rownum, like this:
SELECT * FROM tableX WHERE rowid in ( SELECT rowid FROM tableX WHERE rownum <= $x MINUS SELECT rowid FROM tableX WHERE rownum < $y)
see http://www.doag.de/mirror/frank/faqsql.htm#ROWXtoY