sql order ascending code example
Example 1: descending order sql
SELECT *
FROM employees
ORDER BY employees.employee_id DESC ;
· Ascending ( ASC)
· Descending ( DESC)
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: sql order by
Used to sort the result data in ascending (default) or descending order
through the use of ASC or DESC keywords.
Example: Returns countries in alphabetical order.
SELECT * FROM countries
ORDER BY name;
Example 4: sql query order
SQL order of execution defines the
execution order of clauses.
-Select
It starts execution with
-from (Choose and join tables to get base data)
after from
-where ( filters base data )
-group by (Aggregates base data)
-having (filters aggregated data)
-select (returns final data)
-order by (sorts the final data)
-limit (limits the returned data to a row count)
Only select and from are mandatory