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SQL: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:15 AM

Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

thank you for your help.

ELE.

EG. sort a list of bus lines

1
14
2
23
3
4
44
5

must be

1
2
3
4
5
14
23
44

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Paul Shapiro

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Re: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:56 AM

Use Order By Cast(columnName as int), as long as all values are legitimate
integers. But if so, why not make the column datatype int?

<eric.lecocq (AT) toto (DOT) com> wrote

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Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

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Paul Shapiro

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Re: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:56 AM

Use Order By Cast(columnName as int), as long as all values are legitimate
integers. But if so, why not make the column datatype int?

<eric.lecocq (AT) toto (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

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Paul Shapiro

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Re: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:56 AM

Use Order By Cast(columnName as int), as long as all values are legitimate
integers. But if so, why not make the column datatype int?

<eric.lecocq (AT) toto (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

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Paul Shapiro

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Re: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:56 AM

Use Order By Cast(columnName as int), as long as all values are legitimate
integers. But if so, why not make the column datatype int?

<eric.lecocq (AT) toto (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

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Paul Shapiro

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Re: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:56 AM

Use Order By Cast(columnName as int), as long as all values are legitimate
integers. But if so, why not make the column datatype int?

<eric.lecocq (AT) toto (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

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Paul Shapiro

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Re: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:56 AM

Use Order By Cast(columnName as int), as long as all values are legitimate
integers. But if so, why not make the column datatype int?

<eric.lecocq (AT) toto (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

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Paul Shapiro

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Re: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:56 AM

Use Order By Cast(columnName as int), as long as all values are legitimate
integers. But if so, why not make the column datatype int?

<eric.lecocq (AT) toto (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

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Paul Shapiro

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Re: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:56 AM

Use Order By Cast(columnName as int), as long as all values are legitimate
integers. But if so, why not make the column datatype int?

<eric.lecocq (AT) toto (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

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Paul Shapiro

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Re: numeric sort of a varchar field - 01-22-2008 , 05:56 AM

Use Order By Cast(columnName as int), as long as all values are legitimate
integers. But if so, why not make the column datatype int?

<eric.lecocq (AT) toto (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Hello Everybody,

my question is the following. how can sort numerically a sql query with
varchar field ?

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