SQL_FS (9/30/2013)
SELECT string, categoryFROM @SampleData
ORDER BY
CASE WHEN category % 7 = 0 THEN 1
WHEN category % 3 = 0 THEN 2
ELSE 3
END ASC
, string ASC
This is NOT ordering by ordinal position. This is ordering by a derived column in the where clause. You are in affect ordering by the hardcoded values, not the column position.
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