Question

I have created a database using visual studio and a gridview to show the data. I am trying to display the data in descending order. I have previousley created a FillBy method to sort the data in ascending order when prompted (SELECT personID, name, age FROM dbo.person BY FillByage).

I have tried (SELECT personID, name, age FROM dbo.person BY FillByage DESC) but this produces an error.

Does anyone know how to write a successful descending SQL statement?

Answer 1

Your SQL Statement should be:

SELECT personID, name, age
FROM dbo.person
ORDER BY FillByage DESC

Notice the ORDER BY, not just BY

Based on the image provided, it appears that you do not have a space between FillByage and the DESC keyword.