Back when I was working with MSSQL I needed to alphabetize movie titles in the proper library format where 'A' 'An" and 'The" are ignored.
For MSSQL I was told to use: select * from titles order by case when title like 'The %' then substring (title, 5, 255) when title like 'A %' then substring (title, 3, 255) when title like 'An %' then substring (title, 4, 255) else Title end That worked like a charm, yet MySQL doesn't seem to accept that. Any solutions or advice? -- Ian Evans Digital Hit Entertainment http://www.digitalhit.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
