About 3 months ago, there was a long discussion thread about this very topic.
Final answer: "the","a","an" must be handled in the language (perl/php/etc...). Or, you must change data in your fields so that these words are NOT the first in the field. -----Original Message----- From: abdul - "عبد" "الرحمن [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 2:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ignoring in ORDER Hi, Can Mysql ignore alphabet , like 'the' when ORDERING a name. A sample : I have a table (first_name) : - The test. - Falcon - The Armageddon - Battle When ordering it will be : Battle Falcon The Armageddon The test. Can it be like this : The Armageddon Battle Falcon The test. Is that possible? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
