The SQL ORDER BY Keyword
The ORDER BY keyword is used to sort the result-set in ascending or descending order. The ORDER BY keyword sorts the records in ascending order by default. To sort the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.
ORDER BY Example
SELECT * FROM Customers
ORDER BY Country;
ORDER BY Country;
ORDER BY DESC Example
SELECT * FROM Customers
ORDER BY Country DESC;
ORDER BY Country DESC;
ORDER BY Several Columns Example
SELECT * FROM Customers
ORDER BY Country, CustomerName;
ORDER BY Country, CustomerName;
SELECT * FROM Customers
ORDER BY Country ASC, CustomerName DESC;
ORDER BY Country ASC, CustomerName DESC;
