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Asked: 2026-05-11T14:35:50+00:00

I have a table(say TableA) with the following schema A(int) B(int) D (varchar) C(date)

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I have a table(say TableA) with the following schema 

A(int)    B(int)    D (varchar)    C(date)

If I write the query 

select A, C from TableA where A >=0 order by A asc, B asc, D asc, C asc.

The last row of the query will have the C date column which is largest ( I mean here the latest which is greater than all the other dates). Is that correct? I have verified with a small query to the table but wanted to verify, to enforce a strict ordering according to the date query is this the only option

select A, C from TableA where A >=0 order by C asc.
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  1. The order-by precedence is left to right so, if you want date to be the major sort field, the following is required.

    select A, C from TableA where A >=0 order by C asc, A asc, B asc, D asc

    That second query you gave does it in date order, but you’ve lost all the other sort criteria.

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