Re: [GENERAL] Problem with getting the right order

From: dustin sallings <dustin(at)spy(dot)net>
To: Henrik Pedersen <HenrikP(at)mail(dot)ikasths(dot)dk>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Problem with getting the right order
Date: 1998-10-22 04:28:10
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On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Henrik Pedersen wrote:

// When i do a :
//
// ./psql -c "select count(vnr),enr from votes where cnr=1 group by enr"
// vote

// This is almost what i want, execpt that i want the result to be
// ordered by count, instead og enr. so that the entry, which got most
// votes is listed first

You should slap an ``order by count'' at the end. I think it'd be
``order by count(vnr)'' or you could alias it and order it by the alias.

// For example:
//
// 11| 1
// 10| 8
// 4| 4
// 1| 2
// 1| 3
// 1| 5
// 1| 6
//
//
//
// hope someone outthere can help me :)
//
// Henrik Pedersen
// Demark
//
//

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