Xavier, select ID, description, if (ifnull(date1, 20201231) < ifnull(date2, 20201231), ifnull(date1, 20201231), ifnull(date2, 20201231)) as date from MyTable order by date
I didn't test it, but it should work. Any questions? don't hesitate to ask. Best regards, Mikhail. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Xavier NOPRE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mailing list MySql" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:18 AM Subject: Order by date > Hi, > > I have a query from tables that give me records with two date "date1" and > "date2". How can I order the records by the most recent date (between the > two date) for each records ? Example: > > Data: > > ID description date1 date2 > 1 aaa 09/03/02 09/05/02 > 2 bbb 09/04/02 > 3 ccc 09/02/02 09/10/02 > > Result: > > ID description date > 3 ccc 09/02/02 > 1 aaa 09/03/02 > 2 bbb 09/04/02 > > Thanks > > Xavier > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
