BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Re: Sorting upon FileVersion          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Databases (SQL Servers) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Jeremy Collins Guest Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:59 am    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion Radu wrote: Quote: Hi! How could I retrieve a set of rows, in SQL Server 2000, sorted by FileVersion. I have a filed which holds file versions. SELECT * FROM tb_mytable ORDER BY FileVersion This is very basic SQL - consider getting a book. -- jc Remove the -not from email Back to top George Christoforakis Guest Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 12:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion It seems that you need the select FieldA, FieldB from TableA order by FieldA George Christoforakis. "Radu" <vacaru (AT) amadee (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Hi! How could I retrieve a set of rows, in SQL Server 2000, sorted by FileVersion. I have a filed which holds file versions. Thank you! Radu Back to top Radu Guest Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 1:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion Thx What I need is to sort upon FileVersion info, like 1.2.45.2 or 1.5.0.1 etc.... "George Christoforakis" <George.Christoforakis (AT) RatioGroup (DOT) com> wrote in message news:3f4b4d0f (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: It seems that you need the select FieldA, FieldB from TableA order by FieldA George Christoforakis. "Radu" <vacaru (AT) amadee (DOT) com> wrote in message news:3f4b0b54$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Hi! How could I retrieve a set of rows, in SQL Server 2000, sorted by FileVersion. I have a filed which holds file versions. Thank you! Radu Back to top Radu Guest Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion Fields (example): ID : int Version : char(20) Name : varchar(255) And I want to retreive the fields sorted correctly by Version... "Ross" <polks71 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Radu wrote: Thx What I need is to sort upon FileVersion info, like 1.2.45.2 or 1.5.0.1 etc.... What is your table structure? Back to top Ross Guest Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion Radu wrote: Quote: Fields (example): ID : int Version : char(20) Name : varchar(255) And I want to retreive the fields sorted correctly by Version... select ID, Name, Version from Table1 *order by Version* The order by is the what puts them in order of Version using the alphanumeric sorting. Since this is a character field however you will have problems with sorting. Example: 1.12.5.6 1.24.5.6 12.34.56 2.45.67 is how the numbers are ordered using a character field. Even though numerically 12 comes after 2, alpha the 2 comes after the 1. You could try casting as numeric but it would have problems with multiple decimals. I have not found a way around this issue. HTH, Ross Back to top Ray Marron Guest Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion Radu <vacaru (AT) amadee (DOT) com> wrote .... Quote: What I need is to sort upon FileVersion info, like 1.2.45.2 or 1.5.0.1 .... Version : char(20) .... And I want to retreive the fields sorted correctly by Version... One possibility would be to reformat your fileversions in a sortable way in the same varchar field, such as 0001.0002.0045.0002 or 0001.0005.0000.0001. Another way would be to change each dot-position to a byte (if they can't go over 255) so that 1.2.45.2 would become Chr(1)+Chr(2)+Chr(45)+Chr(2). This could also be converted to a 32-bit Integer. -- Ray Marron Back to top Radu Guest Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 2:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion I was thinking exactly to that... filling up with zeroes, but I don't know exactly how to build the query.... it seems that I don't have even a FOR available ( I have solved the problem by retrieving all items to my app, and have them sorted there, but I think this is an interesting problem... to have a query-function that sorts upon a FileVersion.... Radu "Ray Marron" <marron+delphi (AT) cableaz (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Radu <vacaru (AT) amadee (DOT) com> wrote in message news:3f4b699e (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... ... What I need is to sort upon FileVersion info, like 1.2.45.2 or 1.5.0.1 ... Version : char(20) ... And I want to retreive the fields sorted correctly by Version... One possibility would be to reformat your fileversions in a sortable way in the same varchar field, such as 0001.0002.0045.0002 or 0001.0005.0000.0001. Another way would be to change each dot-position to a byte (if they can't go over 255) so that 1.2.45.2 would become Chr(1)+Chr(2)+Chr(45)+Chr(2). This could also be converted to a 32-bit Integer. -- Ray Marron Back to top Ray Marron Guest Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 4:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion Radu <vacaru (AT) amadee (DOT) com> wrote Quote: I was thinking exactly to that... filling up with zeroes, but I don't know exactly how to build the query.... it seems that I don't have even a FOR available ( I would most likely store them in the sortable format rather than try and make it happen each time the query is run. That way, you only need to futz with it when the values actually change. You can either store both the display & sortable versions or just the sortable version and then format it for display. In this case, you can most likely *reduce* your storage needs by replacing your varchar(20) with an integer. -- Ray Marron Back to top Jeremy Collins Guest Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2003 4:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion Ray Marron wrote: Quote: Radu <vacaru (AT) amadee (DOT) com> wrote in message news:3f4b71fd$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... I was thinking exactly to that... filling up with zeroes, but I don't know exactly how to build the query.... it seems that I don't have even a FOR available ( I would most likely store them in the sortable format rather than try and make it happen each time the query is run. That way, you only need to futz with it when the values actually change. You can either store both the display & sortable versions or just the sortable version and then format it for display. In this case, you can most likely *reduce* your storage needs by replacing your varchar(20) with an integer. I'd probably use 4 integers - MajorVersion, MinorVersion, Revision, and Build (or whatever). It would be trivial to format this as one string for display, and much more useful for sorting and querying. -- jc Remove the -not from email Back to top Radu Guest Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 6:47 am    Post subject: Re: Sorting upon FileVersion Good idea!! Thank you "Ray Marron" <marron+delphi (AT) cableaz (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Radu <vacaru (AT) amadee (DOT) com> wrote in message news:3f4b71fd$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... I was thinking exactly to that... filling up with zeroes, but I don't know exactly how to build the query.... it seems that I don't have even a FOR available ( I would most likely store them in the sortable format rather than try and make it happen each time the query is run. That way, you only need to futz with it when the values actually change. You can either store both the display & sortable versions or just the sortable version and then format it for display. In this case, you can most likely *reduce* your storage needs by replacing your varchar(20) with an integer. -- Ray Marron Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Databases (SQL Servers) All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C++ Builder Newsgroups----------------C++ BuilderC++ Builder (ActiveX)C++ Builder (Announcements)C++ Builder (Command Line Tools)C++ Builder DatabasesC++ Builder Databases (ADO)C++ Builder Databases (Desktop)C++ Builder Databases (InterBase Express)C++ Builder Databases (Multi-Tier)C++ Builder Databases (SQL Servers)C++ Builder (Graphics)C++ Builder (IDE)C++ Builder (Internet)C++ Builder (Internet Socket)C++ Builder (Internet Web)C++ Builder (Jobs)C++ Builder (Language)C++ Builder (Language C++)C++ Builder (Compatibility with MFC)C++ Builder (Native API)C++ Builder (Non-Technical)C++ Builder (Students)C++ Builder (Third Party Tools)C++ Builder (Upgrade)C++ Builder (VCL)C++ Builder (VCL Components Usage)C++ Builder (VCL Components Development)C++ Builder (VCL Usage)C++ Builder (WinAPI)C++ Builder Installation Delphi Newsgroups----------------Delphi (General)Delphi ActiveX Controls UsageDelphi ActiveX Controls DevelopmentDelphi As400Delphi DatabasesDelphi Databases (ADO)Delphi Databases (dbExpress)Delphi Databases (Desktop)Delphi Databases (InterBase Express)Delphi Databases (Multi-Tier)Delphi Databases (SQL Servers)Delphi DeploymentDelphi GraphicsDelphi IDEDelphi InternationalizationDelphi InternetDelphi Internet Isapi-WebBrokerDelphi Internet WebSnapDelphi Internet WinsockDelphi JobsDelphi Language BASMDelphi Language ObjectPascalDelphi Model Driven Architecture (General)Delphi Model Driven Architecture (Third Party)Delphi MultimediaDelphi Native APIDelphi Non-TechnicalDelphi ObjectPascalDelphi OLE AutomationDelphi OO designDelphi OpenToolsAPIDelphi Reporting-ChartingDelphi RTLDelphi StudentsDelphi TeamSourceDelphi Thirdparty ToolsDelphi Thirdparty Tools (General)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (IntraWeb)Delphi Thirdparty Tools (RaveReports)Delphi UpgradeDelphi VCLDelphi VCL ComponentsDelphi VCL Components UsingDelphi VCL Components WritingDelphi WebServices SOAPDelphi WinAPIDelphi XMLDelphi Installationcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.misccomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.usagecomp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.writingcomp.lang.pascal.delphi.databasescomp.lang.pascal.delphi.misccomp.sources.delphi JBuilder Newsgroups----------------JBuilderJBuilder AnnouncementsJBuilder Applet IssuesJBuilder As400JBuilder CompilerJBuilder CORBA/RMIJBuilder DatabasesJBuilder DB SwingJBuilder DebuggerJBuilder DeploymentJBuilder DocumentationJBuilder EnterpriseJBuilder HandheldJBuilder IDEJBuilder JavaJBuilder JavaAPIJBuilder Java LanguageJBuilder Java SwingJBuilder Java BeansJBuilder Java Beans UsageJBuilder Java Beans DevelopmentJBuilder JBCLJBuilder JDataStoreJBuilder JobsJBuilder LinuxJBuilder MacintoshJBuilder & MobileSetJBuilder MultiLingual AppsJBuilder Non-TechnicalJBuilder OpenToolsJBuilder Servlets (JSP)JBuilder StudentsJBuilder Team DevelopmentJBuilder Thirdparty ToolsJBuilder UpgradeJBuilder Installation InterBase Newsgroups----------------InterBaseInterBase Bug DiscussionInterBase GeneralInterBase IBConsoleInterBase OpenSourceInterBase ReplicationInterBase SQLInterBase ThirdpartyInterBase Installation Miscellaneous Borland Newsgroups----------------AppCenterAppServerEnteraVisiBroker  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.