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Microsoft SQL Server
Category:
SQL syntax
Title:
ORDER BY CASE
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Thread ID:
01436398
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01436398
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I just stumbled across this little gem
declare @x table ( i1 int, i2 int )
insert into @x values ( 1, 2 )
insert into @x values ( 2, 1 )

select *
   from @x
   order by
       case when 1 = 1
          then i1
          else i2
       end

select *
   from @x
   order by
       case when 1 != 1
          then i1
          else i2
       end
Works in 2000 and 2005. The example is a bogus when clause, more practically it'll be a parameter to your stored proc to pick the column to use for the output order. Go purge all that dynamic SQL you have just to get alternate output order.
df (was a 10 time MVP)

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