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WoodHouse
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2009-08-04 : 05:03:11
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Hi GuysI have table data like this..Apr06Apr07Apr08Apr09Aug06Aug07Aug08Dec06Dec07Dec08Feb06Feb07Feb08Feb09Jan06Jan07Jan08Jan09Jul06Jul07Jul08Jun06 So i want to order of the months like this...Jan06Jan07Jan08Jan09Feb06Feb07Feb08Feb09Apr06Apr07Apr08Apr09Jul06Jul07Jul08Jun06Aug06Aug07Aug08 |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
22864 Posts |
Posted - 2009-08-04 : 05:16:49
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| order by cast('2000'+col as datetime)MadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
22864 Posts |
Posted - 2009-08-04 : 05:17:26
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| Also use proper datetime datatype to store datesMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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WoodHouse
Posting Yak Master
211 Posts |
Posted - 2009-08-04 : 05:44:37
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| HiIs it possible to order like this...Jan06Feb06Mar06Jan07Feb07Mar07Jan08Feb08Mar08Jan09Feb09Mar09 |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
17689 Posts |
Posted - 2009-08-04 : 05:49:51
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you have to convert the string to datetime and then order it
KH[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler] |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
17689 Posts |
Posted - 2009-08-04 : 05:52:26
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[code]order by convert(datetime, '01' + datestrcol)[/code]
KH[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler] |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
22864 Posts |
Posted - 2009-08-04 : 05:59:35
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quote:
Originally posted by WoodHouse
HiIs it possible to order like this...Jan06Feb06Mar06Jan07Feb07Mar07Jan08Feb08Mar08Jan09Feb09Mar09
My first reply should be thenorder by cast('01'+col as datetime)  MadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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WoodHouse
Posting Yak Master
211 Posts |
Posted - 2009-08-04 : 07:21:32
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| hi KH&MadhivananThanks a Lot |
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