Descending order
1> create table employee(
2> ID int,
3> name nvarchar (10),
4> salary int,
5> start_date datetime,
6> city nvarchar (10),
7> region char (1))
8> GO
1>
2> insert into employee (ID, name, salary, start_date, city, region)
3> values (1, 'Jason', 40420, '02/01/94', 'New York', 'W')
4> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary, start_date, city, region)
2> values (2, 'Robert',14420, '01/02/95', 'Vancouver','N')
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary, start_date, city, region)
2> values (3, 'Celia', 24020, '12/03/96', 'Toronto', 'W')
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary, start_date, city, region)
2> values (4, 'Linda', 40620, '11/04/97', 'New York', 'N')
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary, start_date, city, region)
2> values (5, 'David', 80026, '10/05/98', 'Vancouver','W')
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary, start_date, city, region)
2> values (6, 'James', 70060, '09/06/99', 'Toronto', 'N')
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary, start_date, city, region)
2> values (7, 'Alison',90620, '08/07/00', 'New York', 'W')
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary, start_date, city, region)
2> values (8, 'Chris', 26020, '07/08/01', 'Vancouver','N')
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> insert into employee (ID, name, salary, start_date, city, region)
2> values (9, 'Mary', 60020, '06/09/02', 'Toronto', 'W')
3> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee
3> GO
ID name salary start_date city region
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------
1 Jason 40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York W
2 Robert 14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver N
3 Celia 24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto W
4 Linda 40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York N
5 David 80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver W
6 James 70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto N
7 Alison 90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York W
8 Chris 26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver N
9 Mary 60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto W
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> --Descending order:
4>
5> SELECT Name, City, Start_Date
6> FROM Employee ORDER BY Start_Date DESC
7> GO
Name City Start_Date
---------- ---------- -----------------------
Mary Toronto 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000
Chris Vancouver 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000
Alison New York 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000
James Toronto 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000
David Vancouver 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000
Linda New York 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000
Celia Toronto 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000
Robert Vancouver 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000
Jason New York 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4>
5> drop table employee
6> GO
1>
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