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sort by sql

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

ascending order in sql

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

sql sort ages

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

order by in sql

ORDER BY: is for sorting result
either in descending or ascending order.