Order By in SQL Server

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Hi,

I have a doubt on SQL Query. I have a multiple columns in that one of the column is "Order" , values are 1,2,3,4,5....

Now, what i want is on every time i want to display 3 is either first or last. How to do this . By using order by ... syntax is possible to do this

Can any one help me to solve this issue..

Thanks in Advance

Posted 25-Oct-12 3:33am

pranathis012

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fjdiewornncalwe 25-Oct-12 9:42am

Can you give an example of what you want your output to look like? Your question is not clear as it is. Cheers.

joshrduncan2012 25-Oct-12 9:42am

You want to use order by but have the numbers out of order?

[no name] 25-Oct-12 9:49am

THIS IS actual data
1
2
3
4
5....
But i want
1
2
4
5...
3 or

3
1
2
4
5...

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damodara naidu betha · Answer 1 · 2012-10-31T03:16:00

Try this code block.

SQL

SELECT [ORDER] FROM (
SELECT CASE WHEN [ORDER] = 3 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END ROWNUM,[ORDER] FROM Orders
)A ORDER BY ROWNUM,[ORDER]

If you want to test this query then please run the following whole code block at once

SQL

WITH Orders AS
(
  SELECT 1 [ORDER]
  UNION ALL
  SELECT [ORDER] + 1 FROM Orders WHERE [ORDER] < 10 
)
 
SELECT [ORDER] FROM (
SELECT CASE WHEN [ORDER] = 3 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END ROWNUM,[ORDER] FROM Orders
)A ORDER BY ROWNUM,[ORDER]

Thank you

Aarti Meswania · Answer 2 · 2012-10-25T04:03:00

Solution 2

use union all and order by

SQL

select order from
(
  select 1 as tempId, order from tbl where order=3
    union all
  select 2 as tempId, order from tbl where order<>3
)
as tbltemp
order by tempid,order

Happy Coding!
:)

Posted 25-Oct-12 4:03am

Aarti Meswania

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damodara naidu betha 31-Oct-12 9:12am

5+

Aarti Meswania 31-Oct-12 9:13am

thank you! :)

damodara naidu betha 31-Oct-12 9:24am

I have posted an answer for the same question .. check it :)

RaisKazi · Answer 3 · 2012-10-25T03:43:00

Solution 1

How about using Union operator.
http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_union.asp

Posted 25-Oct-12 3:43am

RaisKazi