Limit Number for Rows in BW Query Result

Hello Experts,

I am creating a query to be consumed by a web service. Therefore, I want to restrict the number of rows the query can display. Does anyone know a way to limit the result set to display only say FIRST 100 rows of data?

I have looked at 'safety belt' solution, i.e. limiting number of cells to for example, 5000 cells. However, when the limit is exceeded the query just shows an error message not the first 5000 cells.

thanks,

Kartik