In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, edgardo
catorce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>I tried this query 
>
>$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM tblPlantilla ORDER
>BY left(itemNumber, instr(itemNumber, '-')),
>mid(itemNumber, instr(itemNumber, '-')+1)  ASC");

Something like
BY cast(left(itemNumber, instr(itemNumber, '-')) AS DECIMAL),
CAST(mid(itemNumber, instr(itemNumber, '-')+1) AS DECIMAL)  ");

I don't know, I haven't had to use anything like this, it's bad database
design.

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Pete Clark

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