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Sort stage is not wrking

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:35 am
by atul9806
Hi guys
I am creating a server job, in which taking input from one table and applied sort stage to sort the table with a column and stor the data into other table
job is running fine, but not sorting the table

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I used the <column_name> <D>
for order by column name desc.

Please suggest

Thanks
Atul

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:55 am
by kandyshandy
You should give "Sort criteria, defining which Input Link's Column Names to sort on."

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:02 am
by atul9806
Hi there
this is my sorting criteria. I am taking the input from the user
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Please help

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:23 am
by ray.wurlod
Sort probably is working, but the database server for your target table is storing rows in whatever order it feels like. It is a fundamental tenet of databases that storage order is under control only of the database engine.

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:49 am
by kandyshandy
Atul, try giving like this

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#sorting#,#columnname#

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:42 am
by chulett
You are missing a fundamental point, the one Ray pointed out. To check your sorting, run the output to a flat file - tables have no 'sort' to them. If you want data out in a certain order, use an order by.

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 2:00 pm
by atul9806
yes guys, you are right... I got the sorted data in a flat file
thanks again :)