Syntax error Sorting max to min value in MySQL

Sorting max to min value in MySQL



To sort from max to min value, use ORDER BY length(). Let us first create a table −

mysql> create table DemoTable
   -> (
   -> Price varchar(20)
   -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.92 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command −

mysql> insert into DemoTable values('80');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable values('800');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable values('108');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.50 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable values('765');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement −

mysql> select *from DemoTable;

This will produce the following output −

+-------+
| Price |
+-------+
| 80    |
| 800   |
| 108   |
| 765   |
+-------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Here is the query to sort max to min value in MySQL −

mysql> select *from DemoTable
   -> order by length(Price) DESC,Price DESC;

This will produce the following output −

+-------+
| Price |
+-------+
| 800   |
| 765   |
| 108   |
| 80    |
+-------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 2019-12-12T06:51:34+05:30

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