> You could also use "order by cost+0,cost". This puts the non-numerics > first, then the numerics in numerical order. (You'd need to get fancier > if there are non-numerics starting with a digit or numerics <= 0.) > > > From: Sasha Pachev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > How do I set up a column (cost) that contains numbers and text so that > > > the numbers will sort the numbers accurately? Using varchar results in > > > a sort based on the first digit, so that I get e.g. 1, 10, 100, 3. . . > > > when the command is "order by cost." Almost all of the text is "By > County." > > > > Ken: > > > > Consider having two columns - num_val, and text_val, and then order by > num_val, > > text_val > > > > -- > > Sasha Pachev > > Create online surveys at http://www.surveyz.com/ >
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