Re: Numeric sorting within a string

2007-02-16 Thread Chris White
Brian Mansell wrote: This is totally possible... Chris say your table is test, and the column is test_col.. use the following, and if the number is always at the end.. and always has a space in front of it this will work: SELECT test_col, SUBSTRING_INDEX(test_col, '', 1) as test_col_str,

Numeric sorting within a string

2007-02-15 Thread Chris White
I'm wondering if there is a way to do a numeric sort when the number exists in a string. More clearly, take for example: Radius 1200 Radius 1500 Radius 1800 Radius 300 Radius 600 Radius 900 Being that character wise 1 is before 3, I'm wondering if there's a way through the database to

Re: Numeric sorting within a string

2007-02-15 Thread Brian Mansell
This is totally possible... Chris say your table is test, and the column is test_col.. use the following, and if the number is always at the end.. and always has a space in front of it this will work: SELECT test_col, SUBSTRING_INDEX(test_col, '', 1) as test_col_str, SUBSTRING_INDEX(test_col, '