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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T09:26:19+00:00 2026-05-26T09:26:19+00:00

I have a table with a column of type varchar – it needs to

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I have a table with a column of type varchar – it needs to be a float (not in my hands).

How can I make the SQL engine treat this column as float for sorting?

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    2026-05-26T09:26:20+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 9:26 am
    select name from tbl order by cast(stringColumn as float)
    
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