> > > > hi all,
> > > >
> > > > i want to order contract numbers id ascending
> > > order,
> > > > with the exception of 'BTS' that I want to
> display
> > > > first. the contract numbers are numeric and
> 'BTS'
> > > is
> > > > text. the numeric values come first when i
> sort
> > > in
> > > > asc order - as expected. how can i get BTS
> (id =
> > > 0)
> > > > to come up as the first value in my query?
> > > I'm not sure I fully understand the structure of
> > > your
> > > data ... do BTS and the numeric contract numbers
> > > appear in the same column?>
> > yes.
>
> Perhaps you could union two selects together?
>
almost, but not quite. if i use an order by, it
orders the entire output, not just the results of the
2nd select - so i'm back where i started. that is,
unless i'mmissing a piece to this puzzle.
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