Question

I have a PHP application that displays a list of options to a user. The list is generated from a simple query against SQL 2000. What I would like to do is have a specific option at the top of the list, and then have the remaining options sorted alphabetically.

For example, here’s the options if sorted alphabetically:

Calgary   Edmonton   Halifax   Montreal   Toronto   

What I would like the list to be is more like this:

**Montreal**   Calgary   Edmonton   Halifax   Toronto   

Is there a way that I can do this using a single query? Or am I stuck running the query twice and appending the results?

Answer 1

SELECT name FROM locations ORDER BY     CASE         WHEN name = 'Montreal'          THEN 0         ELSE 1     END, name