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Distinct order

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT DISTINCT Region FROM Employee ORDER BY Region
3> GO
Region
------
N
W
(2 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
1>



In an ascending order

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT Name
4> FROM Employee ORDER BY Name ASC
5> GO
Name
----------
Alison
Celia
Chris
David
James
Jason
Linda
Mary
Robert
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4>
5> drop table employee
6> GO
1>



Order by date

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> SELECT Name, Salary
4> FROM Employee
5> ORDER BY Start_Date
6> GO
Name       Salary
---------- -----------
Jason            40420
Robert           14420
Celia            24020
Linda            40620
David            80026
James            70060
Alison           90620
Chris            26020
Mary             60020
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4>
5> drop table employee
6> GO
1>



ORDER BY is invalid in views, inline functions, derived tables, subqueries, and ommon table expressions, unless TOP or FOR XML is specified

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> -- Ordering Rows
3>
4>
5> -- The ORDER BY clause is invalid in views, inline functions, derived tables,
6> -- subqueries, and common table expressions, unless TOP or FOR XML is also specified.
7>
8>
9> CREATE VIEW MyView
10> AS
11> SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT ID, Name, Salary
12> FROM Employee
13> ORDER BY Name
14> GO
1>
2> select * from myview
3> GO
ID          Name       Salary
----------- ---------- -----------
          1 Jason            40420
          2 Robert           14420
          3 Celia            24020
          4 Linda            40620
          5 David            80026
          6 James            70060
          7 Alison           90620
          8 Chris            26020
          9 Mary             60020
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> drop view myview
3> drop table employee
4> GO
1>



Order in descending order

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> Select *
4> FROM Employee
5> WHERE salary > 2000 AND Salary < 50000
6> ORDER BY salary DESC
7> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
(5 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
1>



Order string/char value descending

4>
5> create table employee(
6>     ID          int,
7>     name        nvarchar (10),
8>     salary      int,
9>     start_date  datetime,
10>     city        nvarchar (10),
11>     region      char (1))
12> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> -- Order string/char value descending
3> SELECT Name
4> FROM Employee
5> ORDER BY Name DESC
6> GO
Name
----------
Robert
Mary
Linda
Jason
James
David
Chris
Celia
Alison
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
1>



Order the result set by ascending order

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> SELECT Name, Salary
3> FROM Employee
4> ORDER BY Name
5> GO
Name       Salary
---------- -----------
Alison           90620
Celia            24020
Chris            26020
David            80026
James            70060
Jason            40420
Linda            40620
Mary             60020
Robert           14420
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4>
5> drop table employee
6> GO
1>



Put the DESC in the first item in order by clause

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> -- Put the DESC in the first item in order by clause
3> SELECT *
4> FROM Employee
5> ORDER BY Name DESC, City
6> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
1>



Put the sort direction against each item in the ORDER BY clause

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> -- Put the sort direction against each item in the ORDER BY clause
3>
4> SELECT *
5> FROM Employee
6> ORDER BY Name, City DESC
7> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
1>



Use the ORDER BY clause

1> CREATE TABLE employee  (emp_no    INTEGER NOT NULL,
2>                         emp_fname CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
3>                         emp_lname CHAR(20) NOT NULL,
4>                         dept_no   CHAR(4) NULL)
5> GO
1> insert into employee values(1,  "Matthew", "Smith",    "d3")
2> insert into employee values(2,  "Ann",     "Jones",    "d3")
3> insert into employee values(3,  "John",    "Barrimore","d1")
4> insert into employee values(4,  "James",   "James",    "d2")
5> insert into employee values(5,  "Elsa",    "Bertoni",  "d2")
6> insert into employee values(6,  "Elke",    "Hansel",   "d2")
7> insert into employee values(7,  "Sybill",  "Moser",    "d1")
8> GO
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
(1 rows affected)
1> select * from employee
2> GO
emp_no      emp_fname            emp_lname            dept_no
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------
          1 Matthew              Smith                d3
          2 Ann                  Jones                d3
          3 John                 Barrimore            d1
          4 James                James                d2
          5 Elsa                 Bertoni              d2
          6 Elke                 Hansel               d2
          7 Sybill               Moser                d1
(7 rows affected)
1> -- Use the ORDER BY clause.
2>
3> SELECT emp_no, emp_fname, emp_lname FROM employee ORDER BY emp_no
4> GO
emp_no      emp_fname            emp_lname
----------- -------------------- --------------------
          1 Matthew              Smith
          2 Ann                  Jones
          3 John                 Barrimore
          4 James                James
          5 Elsa                 Bertoni
          6 Elke                 Hansel
          7 Sybill               Moser
(7 rows affected)
1> drop table employee
2> GO
1>



Using Order By clause to order result

1> create table employee(
2>     ID          int,
3>     name        nvarchar (10),
4>     salary      int,
5>     start_date  datetime,
6>     city        nvarchar (10),
7>     region      char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
3>               values (1,  "Jason", 40420,  "02/01/94", "New York", "W")
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (2,  "Robert",14420,  "01/02/95", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (3,  "Celia", 24020,  "12/03/96", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (4,  "Linda", 40620,  "11/04/97", "New York", "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (5,  "David", 80026,  "10/05/98", "Vancouver","W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (6,  "James", 70060,  "09/06/99", "Toronto",  "N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (7,  "Alison",90620,  "08/07/00", "New York", "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (8,  "Chris", 26020,  "07/08/01", "Vancouver","N")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)
2>               values (9,  "Mary",  60020,  "06/09/02", "Toronto",  "W")
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2> --Using Order By clause to order result
3>
4> SELECT LEFT(Name,1)
5> FROM Employee
6> ORDER BY Name
7> GO
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(9 rows affected)
1>
2> drop table employee
3> GO
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