Alternately on earlier versions where the order by
can't be used, is to select from the table in indexed
order using a hint...
hth
connor
--- Regina Harter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well,
it won't work in all cases, but I have on
> occasion used as a shortcut:
>
> INSERT INTO ... SELECT DISTINCT transaction_date,
> ...
>
> since the distinct will order it for you, beginning
> with the first item in
> the select.
> A more reliable way would be to use pl/sql, select
> the ordered data into a
> cursor, then insert one by one.
>
> At 02:45 PM 5/25/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >We have un-ordered data in a table that needs to be
> inserted into a
> >transaction table in
> >order of the date that the transaction took place.
> >
> >Oracle does not allow "INSERT ..... AS SELECT .....
> ORDER BY....."
> >or "CREATE TMP_TABLE ..... AS SELECT ..... ORDER
> BY......"
> >
> >Is there a method by which I can accomplish this.
> >
> >Thank you in advance
> >
> >Darren Browett
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