Re: Nested sort

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:55:27 -0400, Bob Stearns
<rstearns1241@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:48:12 -0400, Bob Stearns
>> <rstearns1241@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>>Hugo Kornelis wrote:

>>>>On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:00:45 -0400, Bob Stearns wrote:
>>>>
>>>>(snip)

>>>>>is there (relatively) easy
>>>>>way to present the data in a sorted manner?

>>>>Sure!
>>>>
>>>>SELECT NAMEX
>>>>FROM IS3.LOCATIONS
>>>>WHERE whatever your current where clause is
>>>>ORDER BY NAMEX

>>>That is too easy, I know how to do that. I want a nested sort. All the
>>>first level locations in order(states), the second level within them
>>>sorted(sites), the third level within them sorted (buildings), etc.

>> order by states,sites,buildings

>Those columns dont exist in my table.

It might be time for a redesign then. Sorting by non-existent
data is rather tricky. <EG>

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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