how to order 2 SQL Fields in asc and desc dynamically

Question

I want to Order a SQL Select Query where there\'s 2 fields that are in the order by. I then need to decide if one is Descending and the other as Ascending. How is this done<

Answer 1

You will have to create your SQL statement dynamically in order to use a variable:

DECLARE @asc_desc VARCHAR(4);

SET @asc_desc = 'DESC';

DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(1000);

SET @sql = 'Select * from Customer Order By Date ' + @asc_desc + ', Name';

EXEC sp_executesql @sql

This will order Date DESCENDING and Name ASCENDING.

You only need to add DESC if you want to use DESCENDING as ASCENDING is default.