Try: SELECT fieldname FROM table ORDER 0+fieldname;
Hope it helps. Mihail ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Almberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mysql" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 8:04 PM Subject: SQL question > I'm trying to sort a table on a character-type field that contains mostly > numbers. This field always contains either a number or a number followed by > a character. Like '57' or '57a'. > > I'd like to sort the table *numerically* on this field, not *alphabetically* > on this field. That is, I'd like the table to be sorted like: > > 1 ... > 2 ... > 2a ... > 3 ... > 4d ... > > NOT like: > > 1 ... > 11 ... > 111a ... > 2a ... > 22 ... > > See what I mean? This is a common problem, I think, when you sort an > character type field that contains numbers. The sort comes out all wrong. > > Is there anyway I can achieve this sort using SQL? The target server is > running 3.22.32. Any ideas greatly appreciated! > > -- John --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
