Yes, that works. Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: C. Hatton Humphrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:55 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: ORDER BY (SQL Server)
That is because your data type is set to a character type... use cast to change it... select cName, cSSN, cZipCode, CAST(Left(cZipCode, 5) AS INT) from Informaiton order by CAST(Left(cZipCode, 5) AS INT) HTH C. Hatton Humphrey, Developer Fisher, Towne & Associates 716-839-2141 x336 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: James Taavon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:35 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: ORDER BY (SQL Server) > > > I have noticed when using an ORDER BY clause that my list sorts on first > digit of a number and not the whole number. Does the data type > definition in > my database have any impact on the sort? > > Sorts like this right now:1, 10, 2, 20, 3, 30 > > instead of: 1,2,3,10,20,30 > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server · PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
