Re: order by non-unique column, repeatable?

You are correct. Even though 95% of the time they WILL be returned in the same order, it is definitely not guaranteed.

At 09:50 AM 4/6/01 -0800, you wrote:
>If a select statement orders by a column whose values are not unique, are
>the records returned in an order that is guaranteed to be repeatable from
>query to query? (Assuming no updates, deletes, or inserts between
>queries.)
>
>I would think not, that guaranteed repeatable ordering requires ordering on
>a unique column or combination of columns, but I've been unable to generate
>a test case that proves it.
>
>Thanks
>Bill
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