Re: way to custom sort column by fixed strings, then by field's content

[Susan Cassidy <susan.cassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The query is currently:
select sti.description, sc.description from scene_thing_instances sti
   left outer join scenes sc on sti.scene_id = sc.scene_id
  order by sti.description, CASE
            when (sti.description = 'absolute root'::text) then 1
            when (sti.description ilike 'root%') then  2
            else 3
           END;

The results I want are:

    description    | description
-------------------+-------------
 
 absolute root     |
 root 3            | Scene 1
 root 4            | Scene 2
 root 6            | Scene 3
18 cm long wrench | Scene 1
blue screwdriver  | Scene 1
red toolbox       | Scene 1
small wrench      | Scene 1
 tire              | Scene 2
(9 rows)

On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 02/03/2014 12:01 PM, Susan Cassidy wrote:

CCing the list.

This didn't sort the way I want.  It ended up as:
     description    | description
-------------------+-------------
  18 cm long wrench | Scene 1
  absolute root     |
  blue screwdriver  | Scene 1
  red toolbox       | Scene 1
  root 3            | Scene 1
  root 4            | Scene 2
  root 6            | Scene 3
  small wrench      | Scene 1
  tire              | Scene 2


The first column is the one I want sorted.

Probably best to show us a made up sample of what you want.

Also note that I made it a left outer join\

Where?

Susan

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Adrian Klaver
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