Name sort by numbers, special characters, alphabetical order

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Name Sort By Numbers, special characters, Alphabetical order

Name starts with Numbers
Name starts with special characters
Name starts in Alphabetical order


default the Name details from ascending to descending order based on the "Name" Field

If the Name starts with Numbers or special characters, display those Names on the
top of the list. Where it needs to sort it in the following order.
Name starts with Numbers
Name starts with special characters
Name starts in Alphabetical order

Descending order
  Name starts in Alphabetical order
  Name starts with special characters
  Name starts with Numbers

The Solution which i have tired was not working . Can any one please provide the solution.

What I have tried:

Declare  @Sorting TABLE(BusinessName varchar(50) NULL)
Declare @sortOrder  varchar(10) = 'ASC'  -- DESC

INSERT INTO @Sorting (BusinessName) VALUES ('ABCD')
INSERT INTO @Sorting (BusinessName) VALUES ('Zeebra')
INSERT INTO @Sorting (BusinessName) VALUES ('& ABCD')
INSERT INTO @Sorting (BusinessName) VALUES ('2 DEF')
INSERT INTO @Sorting (BusinessName) VALUES ('Hello &')
INSERT INTO @Sorting (BusinessName) VALUES ('1 Elephant &')


If(@sortOrder='ASC')
BEGIN
SELECT * FROM @Sorting ORDER BY  
			   CASE 
               WHEN PATINDEX('[0-9]%', BusinessName)=1
                 THEN LEFT(BusinessName,PATINDEX('[0-9]%',BusinessName)) 
               End asc,
			   case when PATINDEX('[^0-9a-zA-Z]%', BusinessName)=1
			   Then LEFT(BusinessName,PATINDEX('[^0-9a-zA-Z]%',BusinessName))	
			   end asc, BusinessName asc 		   
END
else 
BEGIN
SELECT * FROM @Sorting ORDER BY BusinessName desc 	,

			   case when PATINDEX('[^0-9a-zA-Z]%', BusinessName)=1
			   Then LEFT(BusinessName,PATINDEX('[^0-9a-zA-Z]%',BusinessName))	
			   end desc, 	
			   
			    CASE 
               WHEN PATINDEX('[0-9]%', BusinessName)=1
                 THEN LEFT(BusinessName,PATINDEX('[0-9]%',BusinessName)) 
               End desc
end

Posted 19-Jun-18 22:18pm

suman palla

Updated 20-Jun-18 7:32am

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2018-06-20T07:33:00

Your case statements are hosed up. This will work:

SQL

If @sortOrder LIKE 'ASC%'
BEGIN
    SELECT * FROM @Sorting 
    ORDER BY CASE WHEN PATINDEX('[0-9]%', BusinessName)=1
                  THEN LEFT(BusinessName,PATINDEX('[0-9]%',BusinessName))
                  ELSE CASE WHEN PATINDEX('[^0-9a-zA-Z]%', BusinessName)=1
                            THEN LEFT(BusinessName,PATINDEX('[^0-9a-zA-Z]%',BusinessName))	
                            ELSE BusinessName 
                       END
             END ASC;
END
ELSE
BEGIN
    SELECT * FROM @Sorting 
    ORDER BY CASE WHEN PATINDEX('[0-9]%', BusinessName)=1
                  THEN LEFT(BusinessName,PATINDEX('[0-9]%',BusinessName))
                  ELSE CASE WHEN PATINDEX('[^0-9a-zA-Z]%', BusinessName)=1
                       THEN LEFT(BusinessName,PATINDEX('[^0-9a-zA-Z]%',BusinessName))	
                       ELSE BusinessName 
                       END
             END DESC;
END