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Sun Foster
Aged Yak Warrior
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 Posted - 2005-09-29 : 09:25:34
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| I want to select top 25 orders which based on desc sorting in Order table (it did not sort). I use code like:SELECT TOP 25 OrderID, OrderDateFROM tblOrder ORDER BY OrderDate DESC;Question: These top 25 are selected after "ORDER BY OrderDate DESC" or select randomly from Order table and then "ORDER BY OrderDate DESC"? |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2005-09-29 : 09:33:23
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order by is first then top is applied.Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  |
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madhivanan
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Posted - 2005-09-29 : 09:34:27
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| Your query is correctAre you using SQL Server2000 or Access?MadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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Sun Foster
Aged Yak Warrior
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Posted - 2005-09-29 : 09:48:56
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| SQL server2000.Thank you. |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
22864 Posts |
Posted - 2005-09-29 : 09:50:46
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| Then that query will workPost some sample data and the result you wantMadhivananFailing to plan is Planning to fail |
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top 20 records: sort first or last?