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erdem537
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Posted - 2008-09-17 : 07:31:45
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| hi i have a table which has an ID and ENTRY DATE,etc..When i want to insert a new record, i want to add this record next to records which has the same ID and these are in DESCANDING ORDER according to the ENTRY DATE.. how to I provide this inside the databse ?? |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2008-09-17 : 07:38:28
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| you dont have to be worried about order of insertion of record to table. you can always retrieve data from table in order you want by specifying order by clause |
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erdem537
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Posted - 2008-09-17 : 07:51:12
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| is there any difference at PERFORMANCE while taking data from database (in order or not ordered)... because according to my program i need to take these related records group by group.. for exp;.... WHERE ID ='4'.. In a big database does it make any sense ?? |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2008-09-17 : 08:18:17
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quote: Originally posted by erdem537 is there any difference at PERFORMANCE while taking data from database (in order or not ordered)... because according to my program i need to take these related records group by group.. for exp;.... WHERE ID ='4'.. In a big database does it make any sense ??
order by causes sorting which will have some impact on performance. |
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