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Simple SELECT query that uses a variable for the field to sequence the result set
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6> CREATE TABLE authors(
7> au_id varchar(11),
8> au_lname varchar(40) NOT NULL,
9> au_fname varchar(20) NOT NULL,
10> phone char(12) NOT NULL DEFAULT ('UNKNOWN'),
11> address varchar(40) NULL,
12> city varchar(20) NULL,
13> state char(2) NULL,
14> zip char(5) NULL,
15> contract bit NOT NULL
16> )
17> GO
1> insert authors values('1', 'Joe', 'Abra', '111 111-1111', '6 St.', 'Berkeley', 'CA', '11111', 1)
2> insert authors values('2', 'Jack', 'Majo', '222 222-2222', '3 St.', 'Oakland' , 'CA', '22222', 1)
3> insert authors values('3', 'Pink', 'Cherry', '333 333-3333', '5 Ln.', 'Vancouver', 'BC', '33333', 1)
4> insert authors values('4', 'Blue', 'Albert', '444 444-4444', '7 Av.', 'Vancouver', 'BC', '44444', 1)
5> insert authors values('5', 'Red', 'Anne', '555 555-5555', '6 Av.', 'Regina', 'SK', '55555', 1)
6> insert authors values('6', 'Black', 'Michel', '666 666-6666', '3 Pl.', 'Regina', 'SK', '66666', 1)
7> insert authors values('7', 'White', 'Sylvia', '777 777-7777', '1 Pl.', 'Rockville', 'MD', '77777', 1)
8> insert authors values('8', 'Yellow','Heather','888 888-8888', '3 Pu', 'Vacaville', 'CA', '88888', 0)
9> insert authors values('9', 'Gold', 'Dep', '999 999-9999', '5 Av.', 'Oakland', 'CA', '99999', 0)
10> insert authors values('10', 'Siler', 'Dean', '000 000-0000', '4 Av.', 'Oakland', 'CA', '00000', 1)
11> GO
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2>
3> DECLARE @chvOrderBy VARCHAR(30),
4>
5> @chvSQL VARCHAR(255)
6>
7> SELECT @chvOrderBy = 'au_lname'
8>
9> SELECT @chvSQL = 'SELECT * FROM authors ORDER BY ' + @chvOrderBy
10>
11> EXEC (@chvSQL)
12>
13> GO
au_id au_lname au_fname phone address city state zip contract
----------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------- ------------ ---------------------------------------- -------------------- ----- ----- --------
6 Black Michel 666 666-6666 3 Pl. Regina SK 66666 1
4 Blue Albert 444 444-4444 7 Av. Vancouver BC 44444 1
9 Gold Dep 999 999-9999 5 Av. Oakland CA 99999 0
2 Jack Majo 222 222-2222 3 St. Oakland CA 22222 1
1 Joe Abra 111 111-1111 6 St. Berkeley CA 11111 1
3 Pink Cherry 333 333-3333 5 Ln. Vancouver BC 33333 1
5 Red Anne 555 555-5555 6 Av. Regina SK 55555 1
10 Siler Dean 000 000-0000 4 Av. Oakland CA 00000 1
7 White Sylvia 777 777-7777 1 Pl. Rockville MD 77777 1
8 Yellow Heather 888 888-8888 3 Pu Vacaville CA 88888 0
(10 rows affected)
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2>
3> drop table authors;
4> GO
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