CREATE PROC nth 
(
	@table_name sysname,
	@column_name sysname,
	@nth int
)
AS
BEGIN
  
  -- exec nth 'users', 'id', 1

  SET @table_name = RTRIM(@table_name)
  SET @column_name = RTRIM(@column_name)

  DECLARE @exec_str CHAR(400)
  IF (SELECT OBJECT_ID(@table_name,'U')) IS NULL
  BEGIN
	  RAISERROR('Invalid table name',18,1)
	  RETURN -1
  END

  IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = @table_name AND COLUMN_NAME = @column_name)
  BEGIN
	  RAISERROR('Invalid column name',18,1)
	  RETURN -1
  END

  IF @nth <= 0
  BEGIN
	  RAISERROR('nth highest number should be greater than Zero',18,1)
	  RETURN -1
  END

  SET @exec_str = 'SELECT MAX(' + @column_name + ') from ' + @table_name + ' WHERE ' + @column_name + ' NOT IN ( SELECT TOP ' + LTRIM(STR(@nth - 1)) + ' ' + @column_name + ' FROM ' + @table_name + ' ORDER BY ' + @column_name + ' DESC )'
  EXEC (@exec_str)

END