• You can do a dynamic sort without dynamic SQL. Not going to be fast, but that's the price you pay for such code.

    ORDER BY
    CASE @Ordering WHEN 'Column1' THEN Column1 .....

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass