Re: Natural order of things.

You could try separating out the number an formatting it with SQL and doing an ORDER BY on the post-processed number. It doesn't have to appear in the SELECT <columns> portion to be able to use it in the ORDER BY section. SELECT BookName, PageNum, Citation FROM BookQuotes ORDER BY LPAD(PageNum,4,'0'); You could also probably convert the number from a string to an actual number so it sorted numerically. I think you get the idea. Give it a try and let us know! Then go back to the MySQL list and tell them how great PHP is. -TG = = = Original message = = = Hi gang: I posted the following question to the MySQL list, but the only answer I received thus far was a php solution (it didn't work for what I wanted). As such, maybe if I post a MySQL question to the PHP group, then I'll receive a MySQL answer -- so here goes: I'm using the following query, and it works. SELECT id, title, url_image_small FROM $dbtable WHERE type="type_title" ORDER BY title LIMIT $offset, $rowsPerPage" But, it sorts stuff like this: Basel Square 1 Basel Square 10 Basel Square 11 Basel Square 2 Basel Square 3 Basel Square 4 Basel Square 5 Basel Square 6 Basel Square 7 Basel Square 8 Basel Square 9 What do I have to change to get it (the query) to sort like this: Basel Square 1 Basel Square 2 Basel Square 3 Basel Square 4 Basel Square 5 Basel Square 6 Basel Square 7 Basel Square 8 Basel Square 9 Basel Square 10 Basel Square 11 Thanks in advance for any answers/suggestions tedd -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://sperling.com ___________________________________________________________ Sent by ePrompter, the premier email notification software. Free download at http://www.ePrompter.com.