ORDER BY CASE END QUESTIONS - SORT QUESTION

What issue you are getting here? Sorting will work using all order by fields.

If you want to use your all fields CourierId, ReqPickupTime - Those are interdependant, then you should split your query and first get the result in temp table.

Use the ISNULL function to set a NULL value to some dummy number guaranteed to be greater than any actual value.

..., 
CASE WHEN CourierID=0 THEN ISNULL(ReqPickupTime,  '2999-12-31') ELSE ISNULL(DeadlineTime, '2999-12-31') END

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Thanks jim for helping me write the query but SQL Server cannot parse ERROR

>SQL Server cannot parse ERROR
You'll have to spell out exactly what you mean by this.

Best and clean solution, As I said earlier, split the query, you will get fast result and readable query.

i used this but I am not getting correct results

ORDER BY CASE WHEN CourierID = 0 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END, WaybillNumber DESC,
CASE WHEN CourierID=0 THEN ISNULL(ReqPickupTime,  '2999-12-31') ELSE ISNULL(DeadlineTime, '2999-12-31') END

(it is not sorting the ReqPickupTime and DeadlineTime correctly

VjSoft isn't that what JimHorn is trying to show me while you keep saying the same thing and offering nothing?

DalerTheWhaler
I can give you query, but for that I will need information of all of the fields, table, also what is the input and output. Without this how can I write something?

As per statment you have give in your question, I just can say that performance will not be good and might be you will not get best results. Also query is not readable

http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/07/17/sql-server-case-statement-in-order-by-clause-order-by-using-variable/

http://www.sqlteam.com/article/dynamic-order-by

SELECT      TOP 999999 WaybillNumber, CourierID, SendersAcctNo, CourierID2, OrderDate, OrderTime, PickupDate, PickupArrival, PickupTime, DeliveryDate, 
                        DeliveryTime, CompanyName, City, CompanyName2, City2, NoOfPieces, Weight, BillingRef, RecipientsSignature, ReqPickupTime, Cancel, NightRate, 
                        WERate, HolRate, Dist, PickupLate, State, State2, PortA1, AirbillNo, Street, Street2, ReqPickupDate, Miles, DriverAmount, Dept, UserID, Zip, Zip2, 
                        EnableRte, DeliveryArrival, CheckMileage, Closed, GetCharges, ChargesGiven, Posted, Invoiced, Returnz, AddressType1, AddressType2, [Full], 
                        VehicleType, CardTransIDCapture, BillPeriodDate, Airline1, Flight1, ETA1, Airline2, Flight2, PortA2, FinalDest, ETA2, ETD1, ETD2, AirlineAcctNo, 
                        DeadlineTime
FROM          dbo.Jobs
WHERE      (Closed = 0) AND (PickupDate = CONVERT(char(11), GETDATE(), 106)) OR
                        (Closed = 0) AND (PickupDate = CONVERT(char(11), GETDATE() - 1, 106))

ORDER BY CASE WHEN CourierID = 0 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END, WaybillNumber DESC

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SELECT      TOP 999999 WaybillNumber, CourierID, SendersAcctNo, CourierID2, OrderDate, OrderTime, PickupDate, PickupArrival, PickupTime, DeliveryDate,
                        DeliveryTime, CompanyName, City, CompanyName2, City2, NoOfPieces, Weight, BillingRef, RecipientsSignature, ReqPickupTime, Cancel, NightRate,
                        WERate, HolRate, Dist, PickupLate, State, State2, PortA1, AirbillNo, Street, Street2, ReqPickupDate, Miles, DriverAmount, Dept, UserID, Zip, Zip2,
                        EnableRte, DeliveryArrival, CheckMileage, Closed, GetCharges, ChargesGiven, Posted, Invoiced, Returnz, AddressType1, AddressType2, [Full],
                        VehicleType, CardTransIDCapture, BillPeriodDate, Airline1, Flight1, ETA1, Airline2, Flight2, PortA2, FinalDest, ETA2, ETD1, ETD2, AirlineAcctNo,
                        DeadlineTime,
                                    (CASE WHEN CourierID = 0 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END) AS Sort1,
                                    (CASE WHEN CourierID=0 THEN ISNULL(ReqPickupTime,  '1000-01-01') ELSE ISNULL(DeadlineTime, '1000-01-01') END) AS Sort2
                                     INTO #tempTable
FROM          dbo.Jobs
WHERE      (Closed = 0) AND (PickupDate = CONVERT(char(11), GETDATE(), 106)) OR
                        (Closed = 0) AND (PickupDate = CONVERT(char(11), GETDATE() - 1, 106))


SELECT * FROM #tempTable
ORDER BY Sort1, WaybillNumber DESC, Sort2

I can't save the view in SQL MGT STUDIO 2008

doesn't seem to like INTO or #tempTable

should this be done as stored proc - do I need to create a tempTable?

where would there be a datatype error?

Msg 242, Level 16, State 3, Line 3
The conversion of a varchar data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range value.
The statement has been terminated.

(0 row(s) affected)