Question

Below is what I have

id    |  Total    | Area
  1   |    19     |  A
  2   |    20     |  B
  3   |    19     |  C
  4   |    20     |  A
  5   |    19     |  D

What I want is as below.

id    |  Total    | Area
  4   |    20     |  A
  2   |    20     |  B
  1   |    19     |  A
  3   |    19     |  C
  5   |    19     |  D

I was trying as

SELECT * FROM myTable
ORDER BY Total, Area DESC

By using above code I can sort the Total in descending order, however how to order Area column at the same time? Any idea?

I am closing this question as I got answer

SELECT * FROM myTable
ORDER BY Total DESC, Area ASC

Demo

Answer 1

Each column/expression in an ORDER BY clause can have its own order (ASC/DESC, ASC is the default if not specified). You can write:

SELECT * FROM myTable
ORDER BY Total DESC, Area /* ASC */

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