AA A B C D E etc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Morphis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:41 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Here's an interesting little problem... > > Rick, did you want to see > AA > D > C > B > A > > or > > D > C > B > A > AA > > ? > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Rick Faircloth > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sounds like a good idea to me. > > > > I'll give it a shot. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rick > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Dave Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:44 PM > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: RE: Here's an interesting little problem... > >> > >> Rick, > >> > >> What database are you using? > >> > >> One thought that comes to mind is to do TWO selects with a UNION and give > >> each their own ORDER BY clause. Something like this: > >> > >> Select ..... where class NOT in ('A','AA','AAA') ORDER BY class DESC > >> UNION ALL > >> Select ..... where class in ('A','AA','AAA') ORDER BY class ASC > >> > >> You might need some parenthesis around the queries to make it work, not > >> sure > >> which DB you're using. > >> > >> At least that might get you on the right track. > >> > >> I don't think a CASE statement would work in this 'case' (no pun intended), > >> but I've never tried one in an ORDER BY. Might be worth a shot. > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:31 AM > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: Here's an interesting little problem... > >> > >> I need to order query results by class desc. > >> > >> Classes are typically AA, A, B, C, D, etc. > >> > >> Order by class desc puts the AA, A in the correct order, > >> but when all are ordered, I get: > >> > >> D > >> C > >> B > >> AA > >> A > >> > >> The only double letters involved in classes are AA, and AAA. > >> > >> I need a conditional "order by" statement... > >> > >> Order by class desc where class is AA or AAA, > >> otherwise order by class asc > >> > >> Suggestions? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Rick > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >
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