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Asked: 2026-06-08T01:39:03+00:00

Suppose I have this statement: SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE a = 1 or

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Suppose I have this statement:

SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE a = 1 or b = 2 and c = 3

Does that mean: (a = 1) OR (b = 2 AND c = 3) or does it mean (a = 1 or b = 2) AND c = 3? Can I change what it means, i.e. execute the OR before the AND or is this not possible?

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  1. Editorial Team

    From Technet:

    When more than one logical operator is used in a statement, AND
    operators are evaluated first. You can change the order of evaluation
    by using parentheses.

    So yes, it means (a = 1) OR (b = 2 AND c = 3).

    You can force the behavior you want by writing the parentheses as you did above: (a = 1 OR b = 2) AND c = 3

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