Hi there,

I would like to know if we can sort the columns name of a table by default
in the SSMS 2005/2008 explorer.
I would like to display first the primary, unique and foreign keys columns,
then the rest of them, alphabetically sorted.

Best regards

No, there is no such functionality.


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Hi Aaron,
So, is there a simple way to "manually" sort the columns of a table via SQL
(when the column is alreday filled with data) ?

Thank you (I have reset the system clock :-)).

Oriane (oriane@noemail.noemail) writes:
If you want to change the table definition to reflect the desired order,
you will have to go the long road, and create a new table, migrate
data over, move referencing foreign keys etc. Certainly an advanced
operation, which requires good understanding of what you are doing.

(Also can you please fix your system clock; it is not 2/24 in any part of
the world I'm aware of...)


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You just can sort columns alphabetically (ascending or descenting) using
SSMS' s Object Explorer Details.

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Hi Ekrem,
Can you be more precise ?

Best regards

Open up SSMS and connect to your SQL Server instance.

Then expand Databases node and at the right side, you'll see Object Explorer
Details tab by default. If it's not open, then you can use View -> Object
Explorer Details menu to open it. In this tab, you'll find column headers
such as "Name" and when you click on this column header once, you'll see
that it'll sort the items by their names and if you click again, it'll sort
them descending.

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Hi Ekrem,

You made me discover something !

Thanks

Enjoy it mate =)

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Hi Oriane,
Thank you for using Microsoft MSDN Managed Newsgroup. My name is Mark Han.
I am glad to work with you on this issue.

From your description, I understand that you would like to sort the column
as the following. display first the primary, unique and foreign keys
columns and then display the rest as alphabetically sorted. If I have
misunderstood, please let me know.

Based on my research, it seems that there is no such function to meet your
requirement. However we can display the columns  alphabetically in SQL 2008

Besides, I have apply your requirement to our dev team, if anything
updated, i will public it.

If there is anything unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Have a nice day.

Best regards,
Mark Han
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