Hi, perhaps try :
ORDER BY SUBSTRING_INDEX(your_field, '-', 1) asc,SUBSTRING_INDEX(your_field, '-', 2) asc,SUBSTRING_INDEX(your_field, '-', 3) asc; Regards, Jocelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 4:38 PM Subject: Order issue with MySQL > Hello All, > > Using MySQL for sql...webpage forms: > > I am trying to order the following: > > 1-03-0A001....9-03-0D004; > > this works fine using simple "order by asc". > > when I added 11-02-0B001, etc. it came after "1-03- > 0D004, then continued to rest of order. > > how do I fix this so that 11-xx-xxx comes after 9-xx- > xxx? The first "digit" is numbered as "odd". > > > thanks, > > Lamar > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
