The values in a column has both negative and positive integers. I want to sort the column by its absolute value. How do I do this preferably in Access or in SQL? Thanks.
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The values in a column has both negative and positive integers. I want to sort the column by its absolute value. How do I do this preferably in Access or in SQL? Thanks.
In MSSQL:
Use the
ABS()function on the column you want to sort. ie:SELECT a, ABS(b)FROM tbl
ORDER BY ABS(b)