how to sort data in sql code example

Example 1: sort by sql

SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 ASC;				-- ASCending is default
SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 DESC;			-- DESCending
SELECT * FROM table_name ORDER BY col1 DESC, col2 ASC;	-- col1 DESC then col2 ASC

Example 2: sql reverse order of results

SELECT q.* 
    FROM (SELECT TOP 3 * 
              FROM table 
              ORDER BY id DESC) q
    ORDER BY q.id ASC

Example 3: ascending order in sql

SELECT *
FROM employees
ORDER BY employees.employee_id DESC ;
·        Ascending ( ASC)
·        Descending ( DESC)