If sorting by int is faster, what is the trick to sort a table by DateTime using the power of sorting by int ?
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If sorting by int is faster, what is the trick to sort a table by DateTime using the power of sorting by int ?
If you are trying to optimize date/time sorting and it really matters, you may want to consider a
smalldatetimetype.It’s a 32-bit number, so it sorts as quickly as
int, but compared todatetime, has a smaller range of acceptable dates (1900-2079) and is rounded to the nearest minute.