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SQL | Dynamic SQL exercise | Use dynamic SQL to create a procedure with varying sort order
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First (if you haven't already done so) run the script shown above to generate the Doctor Who training database.
Create a procedure called spEpisodesSorted which takes two parameters:
Parameter | What it does | Default value |
---|---|---|
@SortColumn | The name of the column to sort by | EpisodeId |
@SortOrder | The order to sort by (ASC or DESC) | ASC |
Declare and build up a string variable called @sql which contains a SELECT command based on the value of these two parameters, and execute it like this:
-- run command contained in variable
EXEC(@sql)
You should now be able to list the Doctor Who episodes in different orders! For example:
-- show episodes in default order
spEpisodesSorted
GO
-- show episodes in reverse title order
spEpisodesSorted 'Title', 'DESC'
When you've got this working, optionally save the query as Allsorts.sql, then close it down.