RE: [PHP] Re: A stupid question...

If you mean select by first letter then wild cards are what you want ... http://www.mysql.com/doc/S/t/String_comparison_functions.html <http://www.mysql.com/doc/S/t/String_comparison_functions.html> in your case "SELECT ... WHERE lastname LIKE '$Letter%' ORDER BY lastname" ... if you mean sort all records but don't sort past the first letter then "SELECT ..., LEFT(lastname, 1) AS lastname_first ... ORDER BY lastname_first" or you might even be able to do " ... ORDER BY LEFT(lastname, 1)" you'll have to experiment with that one. Tim Ward Internet chess www.chessish.com <http://www.chessish.com> ---------- From: Chuck "PUP" Payne [SMTP:cepayne@magidesign.com] Sent: 11 March 2002 02:59 To: Cary; mysql lists.mysql.com Cc: PHP General Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: A stupid question... I want to sort my a letter in a set colomn. Let say I want to sort the colomn last_name http://www.myserver.com/mysort.php?Letter=A Like to create a link like A then sort only the last name ore what ever I want to sort by that letter. I hope that's helps. I can order by, but I can't so a sort like the example above. Chuck Payne Magi Design and Support on 3/10/02 9:42 PM, Cary at cary@Ali-Co.com wrote: > At 08:24 PM 3/10/02, Chuck \"PUP\" Payne wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I not a newie but I am not a pro at mysql either. I want to do a query by >> letter(a, b, c..ect.). Is there a simple way to do it. I am writing in PHP. >> So can someone please so me the how. > > > I'm not totally sure what your looking for. If you could elaborate a little > I am sure that one of us could help you out. > > Cary > > >