M.D.G. Lange wrote:
Another option would be:
SELECT * FROM table WHERE id=2003 OR id=1342 OR id=799 OR id=1450;
This should give you the results in the right order...
Per the SQL Standard, the rows of a table have no ordering. The result
of a SELECT is just a derived table. Assuming a row order is *always* a
bug.
If you want an explicit row order you *must* use an ORDER BY clause.
I would also recommend to you a saying that I learned many years ago,
"Filter on the server, sort on the client."
- Michiel
Scott Marlowe wrote:
On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 09:22, Russell Simpkins wrote:
fair enough. but a simple order by id would never work.
Try this:
select *,
case when id=2003 then 1 when id=1342 then 2
when id=799 then 3 when id=1450 then 4 end as ob
from tablename where id in (2003,1342,799,1450) order by ob;
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