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SQL question - Sorting by release/version numbers.

From: Reg <Reg_Burgess_at_Stratus.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:59:07 -0400
Message-ID: <35AD181A.DB275E97@Stratus.com> 





I have a need to sort by release number where the release is in the
following time honored style of our industry;



n.n.nn.n... etc.



example  7.3.4  which is less than 7.3.4.1



This isn't JUST for Oracle, I need to do it for other products that have
similar release numbers.  Confident in the assumption that this has been
done before, I am asking for HELP.  Yes, I can add a column for a sort
key and could load it from an external function of some kind.... am I on
the wrong track already ?



BTW, there could be non-numerics, e.g. 6.0.38beta.1 or somesuch.



rgds,



Reg




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