Order by x then order by y column in SQL Server

Question

Consider a table like

   debit    credit  code
-----------------------------
    0       10      5
    5       0       3
    0       11      2
    0       15         


        

Answer 1

You can use this.

DECLARE  @MyTable TABLE(debit INT, credit INT,  code INT)

INSERT INTO @MyTable VALUES 
(0, 10, 5),
(5, 0 , 3),
(0, 11, 2),
(0, 15, 1),
(7, 0 , 6),
(6, 0 , 2),
(5, 0 , 1)

SELECT * FROM 
    @MyTable 
ORDER BY 
    (CASE WHEN debit > 0 THEN 0 ELSE 1 END) ,
    code , 
    debit

Result:

debit       credit      code
----------- ----------- -----------
5           0           1
6           0           2
5           0           3
7           0           6
0           15          1
0           11          2
0           10          5