an IPSort() function to do the sorting for you post query. The second is to
have SQL parse each IP part into it's own var and sort on each of the vars.
Ugly as sin, but....
> Hi all,
>
> I have some lengthy tables filled with IP addresses. Given that the IP
> addresses are contained in a single text field (and not four individual
> octet fields), what would be the SIMPLEST way to sort those IPs in a SQL
> query?
>
> For example, 'SELECT IP FROM IP_TABLE ORDER BY IP' produces the
> following sort order:
>
> 123.123.123.10
> 123.123.123.11
> 123.123.123.2
> 123.123.123.20
> 123.123.123.21
> 123.123.123.3
>
> But, of course, the desired results would instead be:
>
> 123.123.123.2
> 123.123.123.3
> 123.123.123.10
> 123.123.123.11
> 123.123.123.20
> 123.123.123.21
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Dave
>
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