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Lynn Pettis (1/15/2013)
Can't believe I missed such an easy solution. I guess that's what I get for making things harder than the need to be at first.


Except, I don't think it works.


WITH SampleData (BipolarNumbers) AS (
SELECT '1'
UNION ALL SELECT '100231-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '1003'
UNION ALL SELECT '11'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '12')
SELECT BipolarNumbers
FROM SampleData
ORDER BY CAST(LEFT(BipolarNumbers
,CASE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers)
WHEN 0 THEN LEN(BipolarNumbers)
ELSE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers) - 1 END) AS INT);

WITH SampleData (BipolarNumbers) AS (
SELECT '1'
UNION ALL SELECT '100231-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '1003'
UNION ALL SELECT '11'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342-B'
UNION ALL SELECT '12')
SELECT BipolarNumbers
FROM SampleData
ORDER BY CAST(LEFT(BipolarNumbers
,CASE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers)
WHEN 0 THEN LEN(BipolarNumbers)
ELSE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers) - 1 END) AS INT)
,PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers)


This is what I get as a result:

BipolarNumbers
1
11
12
1003
11342
11342-B
11342-A
100231-A



Lynn Pettis

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Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:57 PM


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Lynn Pettis (1/15/2013)
Lynn Pettis (1/15/2013)
Can't believe I missed such an easy solution. I guess that's what I get for making things harder than the need to be at first.


Except, I don't think it works.


WITH SampleData (BipolarNumbers) AS (
SELECT '1'
UNION ALL SELECT '100231-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '1003'
UNION ALL SELECT '11'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '12')
SELECT BipolarNumbers
FROM SampleData
ORDER BY CAST(LEFT(BipolarNumbers
,CASE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers)
WHEN 0 THEN LEN(BipolarNumbers)
ELSE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers) - 1 END) AS INT);

WITH SampleData (BipolarNumbers) AS (
SELECT '1'
UNION ALL SELECT '100231-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '1003'
UNION ALL SELECT '11'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342-B'
UNION ALL SELECT '12')
SELECT BipolarNumbers
FROM SampleData
ORDER BY CAST(LEFT(BipolarNumbers
,CASE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers)
WHEN 0 THEN LEN(BipolarNumbers)
ELSE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers) - 1 END) AS INT)
,PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers)


This is what I get as a result:

BipolarNumbers
1
11
12
1003
11342
11342-B
11342-A
100231-A


Picky! Picky!

How about something simpler then?

WITH SampleData (BipolarNumbers) AS (
SELECT '1'
UNION ALL SELECT '100231-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '1003'
UNION ALL SELECT '11'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342-A'
UNION ALL SELECT '11342-B'
UNION ALL SELECT '12')
SELECT BipolarNumbers
FROM SampleData
ORDER BY CAST(LEFT(BipolarNumbers
,CASE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers)
WHEN 0 THEN LEN(BipolarNumbers)
ELSE PATINDEX('%[^0-9]%', BipolarNumbers) - 1 END) AS INT)
,BipolarNumbers





No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh!

INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?

Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some!
Are you too recursively challenged?
Splitting strings based on patterns can be fast!
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Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:01 PM


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Is it wrong to be picky when it's wrong??

Still, I should have caught the simpler method. Good work!



Lynn Pettis

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Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:09 PM


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Lynn Pettis (1/15/2013)
Is it wrong to be picky when it's wrong??

Still, I should have caught the simpler method. Good work!


Of course not. That's the good thing about such a huge community forum. Everybody keeps you honest.



No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh!

INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?

Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some!
Are you too recursively challenged?
Splitting strings based on patterns can be fast!
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Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2013 6:56 AM
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Well dang it! I forgot that the whole reason for this is because sometimes they'll take a system generated numeric reference number and create their own using letters as in ...

700234 (System)
700234-A (User)
700234-B (User

And thus the 'A' and 'B' needs to appear below the original. I saw the other posts and will see if something there will work. At least I know that my idea of using two RegEx's was a rather solid solution.
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Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:16 AM


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ORDER BY RIGHT(SPACE(20)+BipolarNumbers,20) ASC




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Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:58 AM
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ORDER BY RIGHT(SPACE(20)+BipolarNumbers,20) ASC



I was thinking something like that. Didn't get as far as actually writing (or testing) it though
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Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:28 PM


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No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh!

INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?

Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some!
Are you too recursively challenged?
Splitting strings based on patterns can be fast!
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