On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Matt Jarvis <[email protected]> wrote: > When a query is run against a table, are the records, by default, > returned in natural order? > > If I run: > > select * from MyTable > > shouldn't they be returned in the order they were added? > > I am seeing records apparently out of order based on an auto-increment > field, but they could/would be fine if for some reason they were > returned in non-natural order.
I don't think it's defined. I certainly wouldn't rely on it. -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
