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  1. #1
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    If i have a month column in "MM/YY" fromat, how do I order it by date order (month) desc, instead of alphabetic order?

    [Edited by linh1417 on 03-27-2001 at 05:40 PM]

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    You could order by

    to_date(CHARACTER_FIELD, 'DD-YY')

    This converts the character field to the first day of that month.

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