Yes I want to have the columns come out in a sorted order without specifying them like "select col1, col2, col3 from database" because I have too many columns (close to 80). Is there ways to select a table w/o specifically telling the SQL server which ones I want?
Thanks! Eric On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Bob Showalter wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob Showalter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 2:24 PM > > To: 'learn perl'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: SQL question > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: learn perl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1:38 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: SQL question > > > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > just wondering how to sort the columns in order using SQL. > > > Does anybody > > > have any clue? for instance, my column headings are [1] [3] > > > [2] [4] [2], > > > is there a way to SELECT the table with the columns sorted in order? > > > > Look at your database's SQL documentation under "ORDER BY" > > Hmm, I read that question as "sort the rows". But if you mean "How do I get > the columns to come out in a certain order?", that is controlled by the > order in which you list them in your select clause. > > SELECT * FROM table will give you the columns in the order defined in the > database. If you want a different order, you need to explicitly list the > columns: > > SELECT col1, col3, col2, col4 FROM table > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
