On 02/03/2014 01:22 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
On 02/03/2014 12:01 PM, Susan Cassidy wrote:
CCing the list.
This didn't sort the way I want. It ended up as:
description | description
-------------------+-------------
18 cm long wrench | Scene 1
absolute root |
blue screwdriver | Scene 1
red toolbox | Scene 1
root 3 | Scene 1
root 4 | Scene 2
root 6 | Scene 3
small wrench | Scene 1
tire | Scene 2
The first column is the one I want sorted.
Probably best to show us a made up sample of what you want.
Also note that I made it a left outer join\
Where?
Susan
Is this what you're after?
select s.s1, s.s2, ( CASE
when (s.s1 = 'absolute root'::text) then 1
when (s.s1 ~* '^root%') then 2
else 3
END) as v
from scripts as s
order by v,s1;
s1 | s2 | v
-------------------+---------+---
absolute root | | 1
18 cm long wrench | Scene 1 | 3
blue screwdriver | Scene 1 | 3
red toolbox | Scene 1 | 3
root 3 | Scene 1 | 3
root 4 | Scene 2 | 3
root 6 | Scene 3 | 3
small wrench | Scene 1 | 3
tire | Scene 2 | 3
(9 rows)
