display values in order

Question

1.00/5 (1 vote)

See more:

i have a query

"select * from details where id=7 or id=3 or id=11 or id=9"

while executing this query i need a result set like this.

Id   Name<br />
<br />
7    Ammu<br />
3    Jithu<br />
11    yana<br />
9    Achu<br />
How is it possible.? Can anyone help me?

Posted 5-Jul-11 23:14pm

Aswathi Narayan

Updated 5-Jul-11 23:24pm

v3

Add a Solution

2 solutions

Solution 1

Try this.

select * from details where id IN (7, 3, 1) order by id desc

or

select * from details where id=7 or id=3 or id=1 order by id desc

Posted 5-Jul-11 23:18pm

Toniyo Jackson

Updated 5-Jul-11 23:19pm

v2

Comments

Aswathi Narayan 6-Jul-11 5:21am

thank u for ur reply . but how can i execute when the query is like this?
"select * from details where id=7 or id=3 or id=17"

[no name] 6-Jul-11 5:22am

Good Call Toniyo. My 5 for you.

Toniyo Jackson 6-Jul-11 5:23am

Thanks :)

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Aswathi Narayan · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-06T00:26:00

Solution 2

i got the solution.. solution is

"select * from details where id=7 union all  select * from details where id=3 union all  select * from details where id=11 union all select * from details where id=9"

Posted 6-Jul-11 0:26am

Aswathi Narayan

Updated 6-Jul-11 0:31am

v4