Question

If I have the following entries in my database:

ID Name
1 [null]
2 [empty string]
3 Alpha
4 Bravo
5 Charlie

..then how can I order the rows with names to the front when using ORDER BY?

If I use ORDER BY Name, I get the list above, but I actually want:

3 Alpha
4 Bravo
5 Charlie
1 [null]
2 ”

Answer 1

ORDER BY 
    CASE 
    WHEN Name IS NULL THEN 1 
    WHEN Name = ''    THEN 2 
    ELSE 3 
    END DESC, 
    Name ASC