DESC for descending : Order By « Select Query « Oracle PL / SQL






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DESC for descending

  

SQL>
SQL> create table registrations
  2  ( attendee    NUMBER(4)
  3  , course      VARCHAR2(6)
  4  , begindate   DATE
  5  , evaluation  NUMBER(1)
  6  , constraint  R_PK        primary key
  7                            (attendee,course,begindate)
  8  ) ;

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into registrations values (2,'SQL',date '2009-04-12',4   );

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (14,'SQL',date '2009-04-12',5   );

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (6,'SQL',date '2009-04-12',4   );

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (11,'SQL',date '2009-04-12',2   );

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (8,'SQL',date '2009-10-04',NULL);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (9,'SQL',date '2009-10-04',3   );

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (13,'SQL',date '2009-10-04',4   );

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (13,'SQL',date '2009-12-13',NULL);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (6,'SQL',date '2009-12-13',NULL);

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (3,'OAU',date '2009-08-10',4   );

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (12,'OAU',date '2009-08-10',4   );

1 row created.

SQL> insert into registrations values (13,'OAU',date '2009-08-10',5   );

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select evaluation
  2  from   registrations
  3  where  attendee = 8
  4  order  by evaluation DESC;

EVALUATION
----------


SQL>
SQL> drop table registrations;

Table dropped.








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