pgman wrote:
> > ORDER BY
> > CASE WHEN TABLE.MYCOLUMN LIKE '__'
> > THEN TABLE.MYCOLUMN
> > ELSE ' ' || TABLE.MYCOLUMN END
> >
> > The syntax may be a little different in pg, though.
> >
> > It's also easy enough to do in Perl with a custom sort sub.
>
> In PostgreSQL, you would need to create a column with the CASE, the
> order by that using the column number or AS to name the column and order
> on that name.
Sorry, I was wrong. You can use CASE in ORDER BY. I made a mistake in
my quick testing.
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