Re: sorting problem

Would doing it this way require an index:

create index lower_lastname on table x lower(lastname);

?

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Michael Fuhr wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 11:28:36AM +1100, Jamie Deppeler wrote:
>
>
>>Problem i am having at the moment i cant get a true alpha sort to work
>>as Order By is sorting A..Z then a..z where i need aA..zZ sort
>>independant of case.
>
>
> ORDER BY LOWER(person.lastname)
>
> or
>
> ORDER BY UPPER(person.lastname)
>


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