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SQL Custom sorting
I need to be able to custom sort values that come from a query basically i have a query like this
SELECT Name from Table
and i want to be able to custom order the values
Ideally, it would add an extra field to the SQL query at runtime so the result would be something like this
Name SortOrder
--------------------------
John 1
Sam 2
Susan 3
Andy 4
SELECT Name from Table
and i want to be able to custom order the values
Ideally, it would add an extra field to the SQL query at runtime so the result would be something like this
Name SortOrder
--------------------------
John 1
Sam 2
Susan 3
Andy 4
Microsoft SQL Server 2008SQL
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Jim Horn
Expand on 'custom sort'. Are you trying to get an incrementing integer value for each name, or establishing a sort order other than A-Z name?
ASKER
establishing a sort order other than A-Z name?
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sorry: My comment was a statement in answer to your question not intended to be a question.
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