Answers for "sql alphabetical order"

how to sort names in alphabetical order in sql

SELECT id,  
    first_name,
    last_name, 
  FROM customer
  ORDER BY last_name ASC;

sql order by alphabetical

SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 ASC;				-- ASCending is default
SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 DESC;			-- DESCending
SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 DESC, col2;		-- col1 DESC then col2 ASC

order by sql

//this_for_descending_order.. 
 SELECT * FROM TableName ORDER BY columnName DESC;
 // this_for_ascending_order..
SELECT * FROM TableName ORDER BY columnName ASC;

ascending order in sql

SELECT *
FROM employees
ORDER BY employees.employee_id DESC ;
·        Ascending ( ASC)
·        Descending ( DESC)

sql reverse order of results

SELECT q.* 
    FROM (SELECT TOP 3 * 
              FROM table 
              ORDER BY id DESC) q
    ORDER BY q.id ASC

sql order

SQL order of execution defines the
execution order of clauses.

-Select
It starts execution with 
-from  (Choose and join tables to get base data)
after from
-where ( filters base data )
-group by (Aggregates base data)
-having (filters aggregated data)
-select (returns final data)
-order by (sorts the final data)
-limit (limits the returned data to a row count)

Only select and from are mandatory