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On Sunday 03 February 2002 1:27 pm, Chuck Barnett wrote: > > Hi, I have a db field that holds the first and last name of a person. Is > > there a way to sort by the last name in that field? > > The whole reason for this is to populate a select box sorted by last > > name. > > > > I don't want to go back and create a separate field if I don't have to. Your database is denormalised and this is what is causing the problem. You could probably do this through string manipulation but it is almost always going to be a better idea to do this on the client side. Additionally, consider that you may not be able to handle names like 'von Neuman' and the like. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
