SQL ORDER BY Keyword
SQL ORDER BY Keyword
The SQL ORDER BY Keyword
The ORDER BY keyword is used to sort the result-set in ascending or descending order.The ORDER BY keyword sorts the records in ascending order by default. To sort the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.
ORDER BY Syntax
SELECT column1, column2, ...
FROM table_name
ORDER BY column1, column2, ... ASC|DESC;
Demo Database
Below is a selection from the "Customers" table in the Northwind sample database:
CustomerID
CustomerName
ContactName
Address
City
PostalCode
Country
1
Alfreds Futterkiste
Maria Anders
Obere Str. 57
Berlin
12209
Germany
2
Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados
Ana Trujillo
Avda. de la Constitución 2222
México D.F.
05021
Mexico
3
Antonio Moreno Taquería
Antonio Moreno
Mataderos 2312
México D.F.
05023
Mexico
4
Around the Horn
Thomas Hardy
120 Hanover Sq.
London
WA1 1DP
UK
5
Berglunds snabbköp
Christina Berglund
Berguvsvägen 8
Luleå
S-958 22
Sweden
ORDER BY Example
The following SQL statement selects all customers from the "Customers" table,
sorted by the "Country" column:
Example
SELECT * FROM Customers
ORDER BY Country;
ORDER BY DESC Example
The following SQL statement selects all customers from the "Customers" table,
sorted DESCENDING by the "Country" column:
Example
SELECT * FROM Customers
ORDER BY Country DESC;
ORDER BY Several Columns Example
The following SQL statement selects all customers from the "Customers" table,
sorted by the "Country" and the "CustomerName" column:
Example
SELECT * FROM Customers
ORDER BY Country, CustomerName;
ORDER BY Several Columns Example 2
The following SQL statement selects all customers from the "Customers" table,
sorted ascending by the "Country" and descending by the "CustomerName" column:
Example
SELECT * FROM Customers
ORDER BY Country ASC, CustomerName DESC;
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