Will my select * query always return the rows from my database table in the same order?
My table has a ‘clustered index’ on one column. Does that change the answer?
Will my select * query always return the rows from my database table in
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Will my select * query always return the rows from my database table in the same order?
My table has a ‘clustered index’ on one column. Does that change the answer?
The order of the returned rows will not always be the same unless you explicitly state so with the
ORDER BYclause. So, no.And no; just because your 1000 queries have returned the same order it’s no guarantee the 1001th query will be in the same order.