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s_a19
Starting Member
15 Posts |
 Posted - 2004-06-09 : 09:50:07
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I am wondering if someone maybe able to help me, I am needing to order my data via months in the calendar sense not alphabetically, below is what I currently have, but it only does it alphabetically.
select to_char(created,'yyyy-Mon'), matdesc, count(*)
from test
group by to_char(created,'yyyy-Mon'), matdesc
order by to_char(created,'yyyy-Mon') desc
any help would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
Stephen
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Seventhnight
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2878 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 09:52:04
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try:
select to_char(created,'yyyy-Mon'), matdesc, count(*)
from test
group by to_char(created,'yyyy-Mon'), matdesc
order by year(created), month(created)
Corey |
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s_a19
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 10:27:33
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thank you,
it doesnt seem to like the fields year and month,
its complaining that they arent in the table and its saying invalid column name.
any ideas? |
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raymondpeacock
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
367 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 10:32:53
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The functions MONTH and YEAR are valud SQL Server T-SQL function calls. Are you running this against a SQL Server database?
Raymond |
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s_a19
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 10:49:42
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it appears not
i do apologise |
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raymondpeacock
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
367 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 10:50:33
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No problem! The to_char function was the giveaway...
Raymond |
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s_a19
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 11:06:29
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would you be able to recommend a suitable forum
for the problem please
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raymondpeacock
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
367 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 11:07:59
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Probably not! What language are you using?
Raymond |
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s_a19
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 11:21:56
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PL/SQL
Stephen |
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raymondpeacock
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
367 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 11:28:27
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Then you'd better try an Oracle forum.
Raymond |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
15586 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-09 : 11:30:54
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[dusting off oracle books]
Did you Try MM
Do you have a manual...I know the formats are in there
[/dusting off oracle books]
Brett
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s_a19
Starting Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 2004-06-10 : 04:18:42
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thank you
for dusting of those books, 
it appears to work |
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Ordering by months