RE: sql query

From: <Iulian.ILIES_at_mobil-rom.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 09:18:53 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003D9EFD.20011211083527@fatcity.com>

Does this suit you?
select
  to_number(null) as id,
  to_char(null) as car_make,
  0 ordcol
from
  dual
union
select
  id,
  car_make,
  1 ordcol
from
  carmake
order by
  ordcol,
  car_make;

Iulian

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Hi,

I have this sql statement:

select
  to_number(null) as id,
  to_char(null) as car_make
from
  dual
union
select
  id,
  car_make
from
  carmake
order by
  car_make;

So this selects a blank record and then the records from carmake. But I want the blank record to
appear at the top of the list, and it must be done in the select statement. Can this be done?

TIA, Thanks,
Steven Hovington

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