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 Complex ORDER BY SQL queries (CASE WHEN...)

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andy


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Posted: 10/22/2008, 2:46 PM

I needed to create a complex sort order for a listbox, which went beyond the normal "ORDER BY" and "GROUP BY" parameters in an SQL query.

I needed to apply some conditions to define my sort order. Have a look at the code - it may be helpful.
You basically apply each of your conditions after CASE WHEN ...

SELECT ENTID, concat(CompanyName,": ",EntityTypeRef) 2cols,  
CASE   
WHEN EntityTypeRef = 'Customer' or EntityTypeRef = 'Job' THEN 1  
WHEN EntityTypeRef = 'Supplier' THEN 2  
WHEN EntityTypeRef = 'Employee' THEN 3  
WHEN EntityTypeRef = 'Prospect' THEN 4  
ELSE 5  
END orderSequence  
FROM entity  
WHERE EntityTypeRef = 'Customer'  
or EntityTypeRef = 'Job'  
or EntityTypeRef = 'Supplier'  
or EntityTypeRef = 'Employee'  
or EntityTypeRef = 'Prospect'  
ORDER BY  
orderSequence,   
entity.CompanyName ASC,  
entity.EntityTypeRef ASC

In this example I needed to order by Customer and Job (this first category then ordered by CompanyName then EntityType) then Supplier then Employee then Prospect (not alphabetical !)

With a little imagination, you can do some very specific ordering!
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