Question

Consider the following table named Persons:

Key Name    Type    Date        Pack
1   Pocoyo  KIND    30-11-2011  1
2   Erik    MAN     10-10-1980  1
3   Alinda  VROUW   12-12-1991  1
4   Pingu   KIND    11-12-2012  1
5   Elisia  KIND    11-11-2010  1
6   Kees    MAN     10-11-1984  2

Now I would like to sort this table on Pack, Type and Date, but I would like the Type to be sorted like MAN, VROUW, KIND, so basically the desired outcome should be like:

Key Name    Type    Date        Pack
2   Erik    MAN     10-10-1980  1
3   Alinda  VROUW   12-12-1991  1
5   Elisia  KIND    11-11-2010  1
1   Pocoyo  KIND    30-11-2011  1
4   Pingu   KIND    11-12-2012  1
6   Kees    MAN     10-11-1984  2

How can I create this query?

Answer 1

Try out

SELECT * 
FROM Persons
ORDER BY
    Pack,
    CASE Type
        WHEN 'MAN' THEN 1
        WHEN 'VROUW' THEN 2
        WHEN 'KIND' THEN 3
    END,
    Date ASC

MSDN: CASE (Transact-SQL)

CASE can be used in any statement or clause that allows a valid
expression. For example, you can use CASE in statements such as
SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE and SET, and in clauses such as select_list,
IN, WHERE, ORDER BY, and HAVING.