Hello list, Can someone please explain to me why the following order by clauses are valid and yield the same results :
select empno, deptno from emp order by sqrt (1) ; and select empno, deptno from emp order by sqrt ( 3.14234 ) ; The docs say that in the order by clause you could specify only (a) column names or (b) positional parameters or (c) expressions involving the columns -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).