The ORDER BY keyword is used to sort the result-set by one or more specified fields (columns). The ORDER BY keyword sorts the records in ascending order by default. If you want to sort the records in a descending order,
you can use the DESC keyword.
SQL ORDER BY Syntax
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
ORDER BY column_name(s) ASC | DESC
|
ORDER BY Example
In this example, we will use the SELECT statement to build a result-set that includes all fields in the Customers table ordering the results by the LastName field.
SELECT *
FROM Customers
ORDER BY LastName
|
Same example but using the ORDER BY keyword to display the results in descending order.
SELECT *
FROM tbl_employees
ORDER BY employeeID
|
Results
| employeeID | employeeName |
|---|
| 1000 | John Smith |
| 1001 | Fred White |
| 1002 | Jane Scott |
| 1003 | Samuel Williams |
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