Hello.
Yes. For example: mysql> select count(*) from yo group by a order by a desc; +----------+ | count(*) | +----------+ | 6 | | 12 | | 3 | +----------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> select count(*) from yo group by a order by a asc; +----------+ | count(*) | +----------+ | 3 | | 12 | | 6 | +----------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> show create table yo \G; Create Table: CREATE TABLE `yo` ( `a` int(11) default NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 mysql> select * from yo; +------+ | a | +------+ | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | 0 | "N. Kavithashree" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hello, > > can we give the same field name in group by and order by ? > > Eg. select count(*) from table group by filedname1 orderby filedname1 > desc; > > ===== > kavi > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
