We would like to use a parameter in the "Order By" clause of a query or stored procedure created with the Visual Studio DataSet Designer.
Example:
FROM TableName
WHERE (Forename LIKE '%' + @SearchValue + '%') OR
(Surname LIKE '%' + @SearchValue + '%') OR
(@SearchValue = 'ALL')
ORDER BY @OrderByColumn
This error is displayed:
Variables are only allowed when ordering by an expression referencing
a column name.
2条答案
按热度按时间js4nwp541#
You should be able to do something like this:
@OrderByColumn
to sort onForename
.Surname
.Be careful about performance though. These kinds of constructs may interfere with query optimizer's ability to find an optimal execution plan. For example, even if
Forename
is covered by index, query may still require the full sort instead of just traversing the index in order.If that is the case, and you can't live with the performance implications, it may be necessary to have a separate version of the query for each possible sort order, complicating things considerably client-side.
qybjjes12#
The accepted answer does not work if columns are of different types. You get a "Conversion failed when converting date and/or time from character string." for instance.
I've used a double-CASE (or triple or whatever) solution, each CASE accepting the same type of data, filling with NULL values the others.
I know, it's ugly, and certainly not performant ^^