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gsrinivas.
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Posted - 10/26/2012 :  14:31:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi team,
I have an issue with order by clause..
plz suggest me the query..

Thanks in advance...
-Srinivas.






-----------************************************--------------
INPUT
-----------************************************--------------
CREATE TABLE T ( C1 VARCHAR(20),C2 VARCHAR(20))

INSERT INTO T VALUES ('ALFABET','A')
INSERT INTO T VALUES ('ALFABET','B')
INSERT INTO T VALUES ('ALFABET','C')

INSERT INTO T VALUES ('NUBER','1')
INSERT INTO T VALUES ('NUBER','2')
INSERT INTO T VALUES ('NUBER','3')
INSERT INTO T VALUES ('NUBER','4')

INSERT INTO T VALUES ('SYMBOL','+')
INSERT INTO T VALUES ('SYMBOL','-')

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OUTPUT
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Now the output should be as follows...

NUBER 1
NUBER 2
NUBER 3
NUBER 4
ALFABET A
ALFABET B
ALFABET C
SYMBOL +
SYMBOL -

sunitabeck
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Posted - 10/26/2012 :  14:47:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote 
ORDER BY 
	CASE c1 
		WHEN 'NUBER' THEN 1
		WHEN 'ALFABET' THEN 2
		WHEN 'SYMBOL' THEN 3
	END,
	c2;
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gsrinivas.
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Posted - 10/27/2012 :  06:34:50  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here I mentioned only sample data only..
but I don't know how many groups there are..
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sunitabeck
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Posted - 10/27/2012 :  08:49:35  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
If there are other groups, what is the rule that should be followed? If it is all numeric followed by all alphas followed by all symbols, then use the approach Rob Volk had described in the duplicate issue you posted: http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=180127

If it is some other rules that need to be followed for ordering, can you describe the rule?

BTW, people who run this forum look upon duplicate posts advise against duplicate posting - for avoiding fragmentation of replies, for avoiding multiple people wasting their time trying to solve the same problem etc.
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gsrinivas.
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Posted - 10/27/2012 :  12:48:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sunitabeck

If there are other groups, what is the rule that should be followed? If it is all numeric followed by all alphas followed by all symbols, then use the approach Rob Volk had described in the duplicate issue you posted: http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=180127

If it is some other rules that need to be followed for ordering, can you describe the rule?

BTW, people who run this forum look upon duplicate posts advise against duplicate posting - for avoiding fragmentation of replies, for avoiding multiple people wasting their time trying to solve the same problem etc.


Hi sunitabeck,
Sorry for duplicate posting..Actually I posted this first in 2000 forum.After that I realized that there are no frequent postings in now a days.So I created again in this forum..

Thanks for advice.
-Srinivas.
Edited by - gsrinivas. on 10/27/2012 13:03:10
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