Question

I am trying to write an sql query for Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Here is a quick sample of my query.

SELECT   DISTINCT(field1)
FROM     myDatabase
WHERE    field1 IN ('dynamic list of ids')
OR       ....lots of other conditions....

I then want to order by those ids in the dynamic list descending and then the rest descending. Something to this effect.

ORDER BY field1 IN ('dynamic list of ids') DESC, 
         field1 DESC

How am i able to have the ids in the dynamic list first?

Thanks

EDIT – Added DISTINCT to query.

EDIT – Answer as provided by Shan Plourde.

SELECT   DISTINCT(field1),
         CASE 
           WHEN field1 IN ('dynamic list of ids') THEN 1
           ELSE 0
         END AS logicalOrderingColumn
FROM     myDatabase
WHERE    field1 IN ('dynamic list of ids')
OR       ....lots of other conditions....
ORDER BY logicalOrderingColumn DESC, field1 DESC

Answer 1

something like this?

order by case when change_request_id in ('dynamic list of ids') then 0 else 1 end, 
      change_request_id desc