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pnunes1
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 Posted - 2006-01-06 : 12:09:54
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| I have string fields witch is people names.I want to order by last name (surname).The question is that I only have one field with full names. How can I order a query by last name ?Example:Pedro Alexandre NunesJoão AntunesAntónio Camargo SetubalDesired order:Antunes, JoãoNunes, Pedro AlexandreSetubal, António CamargoThanks. |
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SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2006-01-06 : 12:35:02
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| order by right(name, charindex(' ', reverse(name))==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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pnunes1
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Posted - 2006-01-07 : 05:50:41
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| Solved.Thank you. |
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