• sayedkhalid99 (1/3/2014)


    ... after 1.3 , 1.5 shall come and then 1.10....

    1.10 usually sorts before 1.3. If this is the case, try casting to decimal:

    SELECT * FROM @Result ORDER BY CAST(Serial AS DECIMAL(n,n))

    If not, split the string on '.' and order by the first part, cast as INT, then the second part, cast as INT.

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