Re: ORDER BY Query

In article <20030905122903.54348.qmail@pb1.pair.com>, shaun@mania.plus.com says... > Hi, > > I have a table in my database called Users. This table has (among others) > two columns called Location and Name. Location will be either 1, 2, 3, or 4. > How can I produce a query that groups the result into Location and then for > each Location order the User by Name? > > Thanks for your help. You'll need to mix a bit of php with your sql to get the desired result. SELECT * FROM Users WHERE whatever ORDER BY Location, Name Then when you display the results, initialise a variable to keep track of the last value of Location. If it differs from the current value, display the location. This way you end up with something like: Location: 1 Bill Fred George Location: 2 John Agatha Mercedes etc etc -- Quod subigo farinam A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet?