Identify the columns in the ORDER BY clause by the ordinal position of the column in the SELECT list : Order Columns « Select Query « SQL Server / T-SQL

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SQL Server / T-SQL » Select Query » Order Columns 
Identify the columns in the ORDER BY clause by the ordinal position of the column in the SELECT list

1CREATE TABLE employee  (emp_no    INTEGER NOT NULL,
2>                         emp_fname CHAR(20NOT NULL,
3>                         emp_lname CHAR(20NOT NULL,
4>                         dept_no   CHAR(4NULL)
5> GO
1insert into employee values(1,  'Matthew', 'Smith',    'd3')
2insert into employee values(2,  'Ann',     'Jones',    'd3')
3insert into employee values(3,  'John',    'Barrimore','d1')
4insert into employee values(4,  'James',   'James',    'd2')
5insert into employee values(5,  'Elsa',    'Bertoni',  'd2')
6insert into employee values(6,  'Elke',    'Hansel',   'd2')
7insert into employee values(7,  'Sybill',  'Moser',    'd1')
8> GO

(rows affected)

(rows affected)

(rows affected)

(rows affected)

(rows affected)

(rows affected)

(rows affected)
1select from employee
2> GO
emp_no      emp_fname            emp_lname            dept_no
----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------
          Matthew              Smith                d3
          Ann                  Jones                d3
          John                 Barrimore            d1
          James                James                d2
          Elsa                 Bertoni              d2
          Elke                 Hansel               d2
          Sybill               Moser                d1

(rows affected)
1> -- Identify the columns in the ORDER BY clause by the ordinal position of 
the column in the SELECT list.
2>
3SELECT emp_fname, emp_lname, dept_no FROM employee WHERE emp_no < 20000
4> ORDER BY 21
5> GO
emp_fname            emp_lname            dept_no
-------------------- -------------------- -------
John                 Barrimore            d1
Elsa                 Bertoni              d2
Elke                 Hansel               d2
James                James                d2
Ann                  Jones                d3
Sybill               Moser                d1
Matthew              Smith                d3

(rows affected)
1> drop table employee
2> GO
1>

           
       
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1. Order criterion may contain more than one column
2. Order by two columns
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