ORDER BY Clause Does Not Work In SQL 2005?
Feb 6, 2006
Hi,
A quick background on the problem;
My company is in the process of a migration from Windows Advanced Server 2K, SQL 2K to Server 2003 and SQL 2005. I'm not certain of the exact process used by our DBA to convert the DB, but I can access it, and all my tables/views/sprocs appear to be in the right place.
I copied all my web files to our new server after the DBA was done with her job, made a new user on the new instance of SQL server, changed a few connection strings in my global.asa and global.asax, and ta-dah! Just like magic, the new site opened on our new servers without much resistance.
Except....
None of the content on our sites is sorted. I cannot seem to get ORDER BY statements to work at all. They appear to be disregarded by SQL server when not in MODIFY mode for a particular view (in SQL Server Management Studio).
So, when I MODIFY a view, add criteria (NOT SORT), save the changes, then OPEN, the criteria is respected. The filter is applied. BUT...
If I MODIFY a view and add a SORT using ORDER BY (by hand or with the Manager) the sort is NEVER respected when the view is Opened through the manager or in my code.
If I open any sorted view and then click MODIFY, and then RUN (without making ANY changes), the sort works with no problem whatsoever.
To summarize/restate my case, if I OPEN any view in the system that has an ORDER BY criteria, the sort is NOT APPLIED. If I instead right-click and MODIFY, then click RUN, the SORT is APPLIED.
I've tried sorting datetime and text fields, all with the same results - none. This single dumb issue has been delaying the migration of our servers for days!
Can anyone help?
Thanks always in advance,
Drew
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Apr 28, 2004
when i try the following SQL batch, I get a result-set which is not order by
datetime column 'out_date',but if I delete clause INTO #fifo_temp, I get a correct result with correct order.
who can help me?thanks in advance
...
select tag,stuff_id,stuff_name,cast(out_id as char(10)) as out_id,out_number,out_date,out_qty,remark
INTO #fifo_temp from ##stuff_fifo UNION
select tag,stuff_id,stuff_name,out_id,null,out_date,quant ity,remark
from acc_cost.dbo.stuff_out where tag='A' and left(out_id,3) in ('XSA','TAP')
ORDER BY out_date
DROP TABLE ##stuff_fifo
select * from #fifo_temp
the following can get a correct result:
select tag,stuff_id,stuff_name,cast(out_id as char(10)) as out_id,out_number,out_date,out_qty,remark
from ##stuff_fifo UNION
select tag,stuff_id,stuff_name,out_id,null,out_date,quant ity,remark
from acc_cost.dbo.stuff_out where tag='A' and left(out_id,3) in ('XSA','TAP')
ORDER BY out_date
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Jul 23, 2005
Can someone tell me why SQL seems to ignore my order by clause?I tried to run through the debugger, but the debugger stops at theselect statement line and then returns the result set; so, I have noidea how it is evaluating the order by clause.THANK YOU!CREATE proc sprAllBooks@SortAscend varchar(4),@SortColumn varchar(10)asIf @SortAscend = 'DESC'Select titles.title_id, title, au_lname, au_fname,Convert(varchar(12), pubdate, 101) as PubDatefrom authorsinner jointitleauthoronauthors.au_id = titleauthor.au_idinner jointitlesontitleauthor.title_id = Titles.title_idORDER BY au_lnameCASE @SortColumn WHEN 'title' THEN title END,CASE @SortColumn WHEN 'au_lname' THEN au_lname END,CASE @SortColumn WHEN 'PubDate' THEN PubDate ENDDESCELSESelect titles.title_id, title, au_lname, au_fname,Convert(varchar(12), pubdate, 101) as PubDatefrom authorsinner jointitleauthoronauthors.au_id = titleauthor.au_idinner jointitlesontitleauthor.title_id = Titles.title_idORDER BYCASE @SortColumn WHEN 'title' THEN title END,CASE @SortColumn WHEN 'au_lname' THEN au_lname END,CASE @SortColumn WHEN 'PubDate' THEN PubDate ENDGO
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Feb 12, 2008
Hello
Iam usng sql server 2005 database
I had this table
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Companies](
[CompanyID] [smallint] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[Company] [nvarchar](40) NOT NULL,
I entered Arabic Names
so I write this query
select * from companies order by company asc
--and this one
select * from companies order by company
and I try to order desc
but the row didnt appear out ordered
and the big prtoblem happened when I try to update a company Its go to the last row when it appears
please help me
thanks
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Jul 3, 2007
Hi,
I need to pass data from a SQL Server data base to an Access data base. To do this I use the OPENROWSET as followed:
FR
INSERT INTO OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0', 'C:Aux.mdb'; 'Admin'; '',Test) (Id, Name, TypeId) SELECT Id,Name,TypeId
FROM Test
ORDER BY TypeId
FR
On SQL Server 2000 or MSDE the data is transfered as expected, respecting the specified order. But when I run the same clause on a SQL 2005 EE the data is transfered, but the order is not respected.
So my question is if I have to activate an option for the order to be respected or if this is a bug.
Best regards,
Ângelo Vilela
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May 18, 2006
I have created view by jaoining two table and have order by clause.
The sql generated is as follows
SELECT TOP (100) PERCENT dbo.UWYearDetail.*, dbo.UWYearGroup.*
FROM dbo.UWYearDetail INNER JOIN
dbo.UWYearGroup ON dbo.UWYearDetail.UWYearGroupId = dbo.UWYearGroup.UWYearGroupId
ORDER BY dbo.UWYearDetail.PlanVersionId, dbo.UWYearGroup.UWFinancialPlanSegmentId, dbo.UWYearGroup.UWYear, dbo.UWYearGroup.MandDFlag,
dbo.UWYearGroup.EarningsMethod, dbo.UWYearGroup.EffectiveMonth
If I run sql the results are displayed in proper order but the view only order by first item in order by clause.
Has somebody experience same thing? How to fix this issue?
Thanks,
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Mar 19, 2007
I am getting the resultset sorted differently if I use a column number in the ORDER BY clause instead of a column name.
Product: Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition
Version: 9.00.1399.06
Server Collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
for example,
create table test_sort
( description varchar(75) );
insert into test_sort values('Non-A');
insert into test_sort values('Non-O');
insert into test_sort values('Noni');
insert into test_sort values('Nons');
then execute the following selects:
select
*
from
test_sort
order by
cast( 1 as nvarchar(75));
select
*
from
test_sort
order by
cast( description as nvarchar(75));
Resultset1
----------
Non-A
Non-O
Noni
Nons
Resultset2
----------
Non-A
Noni
Non-O
Nons
Any ideas?
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Jan 16, 2008
Hi,I am having trouble with a WHERE clause:WHERE (([A] = @A) AND ([B] >= @B) AND (([C] < [D])) OR ([C] = 0 AND [D] = 0)) It's meant to only select data where A = @A, and B is more than or equal to @B, and one of the next two are true: C is less than D or C and D are both 0 Thanks,Jon
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Feb 27, 2008
I am using the below WHERE clause and it will not filter out records where Companies.CompanyEmail = b@c.com
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WHERE (tblCompanies.C_CompanyEmail <> 'none') this works fine.
Thank you
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Nov 2, 2006
I am asking for help to resolve this simple problem. It is a stored procedure. It is supposed to return a single row from a table. The table may have max 300 rows but now there is only one row in it. When I execute the query in SQLEXPRESS in the New Query Editor Window with the correct parameter it returns empty row.
set ANSI_NULLS ON
set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[CentrCtrl_SelectStats]
@symbol varchar (10) = 0
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
SELECT * FROM dbo.CenC_stocksStats WHERE symbol = '@symbol'
END
Now, I varied this simple statement this way and that way. I changed it into
SELECT * FROM dbo.CenC_stocksStats WHERE symbol = @symbol
with the same negative result: empty rowset.
If I remove the WHERE clause, the resulting set is OK--it is what I expect, but now the table has a single row and I do not want to have the entire table when it gets bigger in my C# code if I could retreive only the row corresponding to symbol I need. What is my problem in here? I am at a loss.
Thank you.
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Apr 30, 2001
I am looking to get a cyclic order in the order by clause. how do I do this?
for example I have 5 customers with ids like
xyz 1
xyz 2
xyz 3
xyz 4
xyz 5
when I am selecting xyz 3 I want the list to show
xyz 4
xyz 5
xyz 1
xyz 2
xyz 3
How do I do this by using the order by clause?
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Sep 5, 2007
Hello,
can any one tell me about the difference between the following queries.
1. SELECT * FROM Symp_User ORDER BY
2. SELECT * FROM Symp_User ORDER BY ASC
I don't think there is any difference in the above queries. kinldy make me clear on this.
thnkx,
rahul jha
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Aug 19, 2006
Can you explain the below scenario
The ORDER BY clause can include items that do not appear in the select list. However, if SELECT DISTINCT is specified, or if the statement contains a GROUP BY clause, or if the SELECT statement contains a UNION operator, the sort columns must appear in the select list.
what is the reason behind this.
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Jul 20, 2005
If I use the order by clause to sort on a date, where the date andtime stamp are the exact same for multiple records, how does SQLoutput the data?At random... or does it look at the primary key?
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Jul 19, 1999
CREATE TABLE [test] (
[label] [char] (10) ,
[order] [int]
)
INSERT INTO test ([label],[order]) VALUES ('a',1)
INSERT INTO test ([label],[order]) VALUES ('a',2)
INSERT INTO test ([label],[order]) VALUES ('b',1)
INSERT INTO test ([label],[order]) VALUES ('b',2)
SELECT
[label],[order]
FROM
test
GROUP BY
[label]
HAVING
[order] = max([order])
Server: Msg 8120, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Column 'test.order' is invalid in the select list because it is not
contained in either an aggregate function or the GROUP BY clause.
Server: Msg 8121, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Column 'test.order' is invalid in the HAVING clause because it is not
contained in either an aggregate function or the GROUP BY clause.
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Aug 7, 2007
Hello,Ive got a column which stores integers ranging from 0-200. I need to order them so that 1 is first, and 0 is last like 1,2,2,3,4,6,8....98....0,0,0My Order By clause statement looks like 'ORDER BY column_name', but obviously this will put the '0' records at the top. Is there a way around this?Thanks, Curt.
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The following SELECT query gives me a list of 50 plus countries. How do I order them by 'United States' First (happens to be ID 225) and then alphabetical?
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Mar 19, 2008
Hi! I think the order by clause is driving me crazy.The following T-SQL query works: SELECT
count(*) AS c
From F_POST
Where id=@id
Order by c Ok, so far so good, but in the following case it is NOT possible to order the result set according to "count(*)": Select
T_Date AS TDATE,
count(*) AS c
From F_Post
Where id=@id
Order By case when @OrderBy = 1 then c
elseT_DATE DESC This is just strange since it is essentially the same query!? Furthermore, it seems to be inpossible to have a order-by-clause that looks like: Order By case when @OrderBy = 1 then T_Column1 ASC
elseT_Column2 DESC
Does anyone know how I can implement querys that do (almost) exactly this what the last 2 querys "should" to do?
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Dec 1, 2005
like so often my Forums database design (in its simplest form) is:Forums -ForumID -Title -CategoryForumsMsgs -fmID -DateIn -AuthorID -MessageI need to create a sql query which returns all forum titles along with some data for 1) the first message entry (date created and author) and 2) the last one. So how can I do a JOIN query which joins with a ORDER BY clause so that the top/bottom entry only is joined from the messages table?
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Mar 23, 2006
When I say to sort on a datetime field on descending order, the date is sorted. However, the time difference is not reflected in the results.
Any way, we can fix it.
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Jun 26, 2000
I'm using a Case statement to change an Order By clause on the fly, eg
ORDER BY case when @SortBy = 1 then s.ITEM_NAME
when @SortBy = 2 then s.ITEM_ID
when @SortBy = 3 then s.ITEM_SIZE
end
The numeric columns work fine but when @SortBy = 1, I get the following message when I try to run the sp:
Server: Msg 8114, Level 16, State 5, Procedure usp_CML_SAO_RptPresLvl, Line 95
Error converting data type varchar to numeric.
ITEM_NAME is a varchar(40) containing alphanumeric characters; ITEM_ID is a numeric(8,0) & ITEM_SIZE is a varchar(5) containing numeric characters.
Is there some rule preventing me to dynamically change the Order By if using a alphanumeric characters?
Thanks for any help you can offer
Jo
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Mar 10, 1999
I am trying to pass as an input parameter a user selected order by clause, and instead of repeating the SQL statement with a new Order By based on the parameter, I want to set the Order by using this parameter. I can't get it to work.
Here is the statement:
Create Procedure sp_InfoDump
(
@StartDate varchar(12),
@EndDate varchar(12),
@OrderBy varchar(50)
)
As
/* Local variables */
DECLARE @MinDate datetime, @MaxDate datetime
IF @StartDate = 'ALL DATES'
BEGIN
SELECT @MinDate = Min(AccessTime)
FROM tblAudit
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SELECT @MinDate = @StartDate
END
IF @EndDate = 'ALL DATES'
BEGIN
SELECT @MaxDate = Max(AccessTime)
FROM tblAudit
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SELECT @MaxDate = @StartDate
END
BEGIN
SELECT tblReports.ReportName, tblReports.ReportCode,
tblAudit.BadAttempts, tblAudit.LogonUser, tblAudit.AccessTime,
tblAudit.RemoteHost, tblAudit.RemoteIdent, tblAudit.ExitTime,
tblAudit.BrowserType, tblAudit.Access_ID, TotalTime=DateDiff(Minute,tblAudit.AccessTime,tblA udit.ExitTime)
FROM tblReports
INNER JOIN
tblReportsAccess ON
tblReports.Report_ID = tblReportsAccess.Report_ID
INNER JOIN
tblAudit ON
tblReportsAccess.Audit_ID = tblAudit.Audit_ID
WHERE tblAudit.AccessTime >= @MinDate AND tblAudit.AccessTime <= @MaxDate
ORDER BY (SELECT 'ColumnName'=ColumnName FROM tblOrderBy WHERE ColumnName = @OrderBy)
END
RETURN
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Feb 17, 2005
I have a query that returns several ordered rows where one of the fields in the ORDER BY clause is a date field (DueDate) that we use to see the most pressing deadline first. The problem is that the default value in that field (which other code translates to mean no due date) is 1/1/1900. That means that items with no due date show up before today's import deadline. I can see one potential solution where I join my results on the original table where DueDate>1/1/1900 and then back to my results so I can use an ISNULL() on the field to set a value in the future (like 1/1/9999), but that seems like a really nasty wrong round-about way to do it. I think there has to be something better.
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May 21, 2014
I have a a grid (Fig-1) where i have LineID and corresponding RankValue. I want to sort out the Grid like (Fig-2) where It will be sorted based on Rank Value(Higher to lower) but LineID group should maintain. I am using SqlServer 2008.
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Mar 29, 2004
Need to pass column to ORDER BY as parameter in sp (possible 8 columns out of total 30). Is there a way to do it avoiding dynamic SQL use(will be used frequently)?
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Dec 7, 2007
Hi,
I'm currently have a problem with a query using a top clause. When I run it by itself as a single query, I have no problems and the results are valid. However, if I try duplicate the query after a union clause, the order by ... desc doesn't order properly.
The following is the query I'm using along with the results. Then I'll have the query I was trying to unite and the results (date ranges selected were the same in both):
QUERY 1
select top 1 (s.ldate), v.mdtid, po.odometer, pi.odometer, (pi.odometer-po.odometer) as 'Total Miles'
from EventStrings ES
JOIN schedules s
ON ES.SchId=S.SchId
JOIN vehicles v
ON v.vehicleid=es.vehicleid
JOIN Events PO
ON PO.schid=es.schid
AND PO.EvStrId=ES.EvStrId
AND po.activity=4
JOIN Events PI
ON PI.schid=es.schid
AND PI.EvStrId=ES.EvStrId
AND pi.activity=3
WHERE es.providerid in (0,1,4)
and s.ldate>=?
and s.ldate<=?
and v.mdtid=20411
order by s.ldate desc
RESULTS 1
DATE MDT IDPU Odometer DO Odometer Total Miles
12/6/2007 2041112810.6 12874.5 63.9
QUERY 2 (with Union)
select top 1 (s.ldate), v.mdtid, po.odometer, pi.odometer, (pi.odometer-po.odometer) as 'Total Miles'
from EventStrings ES
JOIN schedules s
ON ES.SchId=S.SchId
JOIN vehicles v
ON v.vehicleid=es.vehicleid
JOIN Events PO
ON PO.schid=es.schid
AND PO.EvStrId=ES.EvStrId
AND po.activity=4
JOIN Events PI
ON PI.schid=es.schid
AND PI.EvStrId=ES.EvStrId
AND pi.activity=3
WHERE es.providerid in (0,1,4)
and s.ldate>=[From Date,Date]
and s.ldate<=[To Date,Date]
and v.mdtid=20411
Union
select top 1 (s.ldate), v.mdtid, po.odometer, pi.odometer, (pi.odometer-po.odometer) as 'Total Miles'
from EventStrings ES
JOIN schedules s
ON ES.SchId=S.SchId
JOIN vehicles v
ON v.vehicleid=es.vehicleid
JOIN Events PO
ON PO.schid=es.schid
AND PO.EvStrId=ES.EvStrId
AND po.activity=4
JOIN Events PI
ON PI.schid=es.schid
AND PI.EvStrId=ES.EvStrId
AND pi.activity=3
WHERE es.providerid in (0,1,4)
and s.ldate>=?
and s.ldate<=?
and v.mdtid=2642
order by s.ldate desc
RESULTS 2
DATE MDT ID PU OdometerDO Odometer Total Miles
4/10/2007 20411 1207.21252.5 45.3
1/2/2007 2642 193652.6193817 164.4
As you can see, the results are sorted very differently. Is there any way to have the order by apply to both queries?
Thanks!
Craig
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Jul 20, 2005
HiI want a simple select query on a column-name (smalldatetime) withvalues dislayed in desc order with null values FIRST.i.e.Select orderdate from ordersorder by ( null values first and then orderdate in desc order)could any one please helpThanks
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May 12, 2008
Hi,
Im using a select query in which im using order by clause on a column which is varchar.
Im getting wrong result on using the query,
the result output is below
1036
1373
1610
2324
255
2819
324
459
477
581
698
831
can anyone help
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Dec 12, 2007
For my reports I have a Sort By parameter which has 2 values - Customer Name & Customer Number. for my dataset I have added @SortBy as parameter and assigned the value = Parameter!SortBy.value.
In the query I want to set the Order By clause based on the user selection. eg.:
select * from dbo.customers where name = @CustomerName order by @SortBy
However, I am unable to do this. I always get an exception for the order by clause no mater what. I have also tried the following queries in the query designer for the dataset customers but none of them work
="select * from dbo.customers where name " + @CustomerName + " order by " + @SortBy
select * from dbo.customers where name = @CustomerName order by + @SortBy
I know that I can set the interactive sort on the column headers and the interactive sort works, but the customer wants to have the ability to set the Sort By using the dropdown list.
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Arpan
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Sep 9, 2015
i want to know how to use order by clause in row wise
for example, suppose the rows is
10 20 30 40
so the output is should be
10
20
30
40
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Sep 13, 2007
Hi,
I am getting a wierd error while using order by in the over clause. Consider the following query:
select count (*) over (order by STD_CLL_CNTR_KEY) as cnt
from FCT_CLL_CS_DTLS
The error reported is :
Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'order'.
But at the same time this particular query seems to be working fine:
select rank () over (order by STD_CLL_CNTR_KEY) as cnt
from FCT_CLL_CS_DTLS
Am I missing something fundamental or is there a bigger issue.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Emil
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May 25, 2012
I have tables A and B.
Table A has data, but B may have or not.
I have to get -- at least! -- the A table data.
It works when I dont have the where clause:
select * from A left outer join B on A.IDUser = B.IDUser
But it doesn't when I try to use the WHERE clause:
select * from A left outer join B on A.IDUser = B.IDUser
where A.IDUser = 2
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Sep 7, 2007
I have just transferred my site to a new server with SBS R2 Premium, so the site's database changed from SQL 2000 to SQL 2005. I find that searches are now returning results in random order, even though they use a view with an Order By clause to force the order I want.
I find that the results are unordered when I test the view with Management Studio, so the issue is unrelated to my VB/ASP Net code.
Using my SQL update tool (SQL Compare, from Redgate) I find that there are no differences in the views, or the underlying tables.
Using Management Studio to test a number of views, I find that I have a general problem with all views. For example, one of the simpler views is simply a selection of fields from one table, with an Order By clause on the tables primary key: - SELECT TOP (100) PERCENT GDQid, GDQUser, GDQGED, GDQOption, gdqTotalLines, GDQTotalIndi, GDQRestart, GDQCheckpointMessage, GDQStarted, GDQFinished, gdqCheckpointRecordCountr FROM dbo.GEDQueue ORDER BY GDQid DESC
If I right-click the view (from Management Studio's Object Explorer pane), select Design from the menu to show the view's design, and then click the Execute SQL icon, the view's results are displayed perfectly, in descending order of GDQid. However, if I select "Open View" the view's results are displayed out of order.
When I do this with the SQL 2000 database, both Design/Execute and Open View correctly display the data in the correct order.
Is there something that I should check in the SQL 2005 installation - some option that has been set incorrectly?
Regards, Robert Barnes
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