Database

DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS sortString;
DELIMITER |
CREATE FUNCTION sortString(inString TEXT) RETURNS TEXT
BEGIN
  DECLARE delim CHAR(1) DEFAULT ','; -- delimiter 
  DECLARE strings INT DEFAULT 0;     -- number of substrings
  DECLARE forward INT DEFAULT 1;     -- index for traverse forward thru substrings
  DECLARE backward INT;   -- index for traverse backward thru substrings, position in calc. substrings
  DECLARE remain TEXT;               -- work area for calc. no of substrings
-- swap areas TEXT for string compare, INT for numeric compare
  DECLARE swap1 TEXT;                 -- left substring to swap
  DECLARE swap2 TEXT;                 -- right substring to swap
  SET remain = inString;
  SET backward = LOCATE(delim, remain);
  WHILE backward != 0 DO
    SET strings = strings + 1;
    SET backward = LOCATE(delim, remain);
    SET remain = SUBSTRING(remain, backward+1);
  END WHILE;
  IF strings < 2 THEN RETURN inString; END IF;
  REPEAT
    SET backward = strings;
    REPEAT
      SET swap1 = SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(inString,delim,backward-1),delim,-1);
      SET swap2 = SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(inString,delim,backward),delim,-1);
      IF  swap1 > swap2 THEN
        SET inString = TRIM(BOTH delim FROM CONCAT_WS(delim
        ,SUBSTRING_INDEX(inString,delim,backward-2)
        ,swap2,swap1
        ,SUBSTRING_INDEX(inString,delim,(backward-strings))));
      END IF;
      SET backward = backward - 1;
    UNTIL backward < 2 END REPEAT;
    SET forward = forward +1;
  UNTIL forward + 1 > strings
  END REPEAT;
RETURN inString;
END |
DELIMITER ;
 
-- example call:
SET @Xstr  = "The,quick,brown,fox,jumped,over,the,lazy,dog";
SET @Ystr  = "9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1";  
SET @Zstr  = "7,8,9,6,5,2,1,4,3";  
SET @str  = "3,2,3,4,2,3";
 
SELECT sortString(@str) AS s1,sortString(@Xstr) AS s2,sortString(@Ystr) AS s3,sortString(@Zstr) AS s4;

>

create FUNCTION [dbo].[fnSplit](
    @sInputList VARCHAR(8000) -- List of delimited items
  , @sDelimiter VARCHAR(8000) = ',' -- delimiter that separates items
) RETURNS @List TABLE (item int)

BEGIN
DECLARE @sItem VARCHAR(8000)
WHILE CHARINDEX(@sDelimiter,@sInputList,0) <> 0
 BEGIN
 SELECT
  @sItem=RTRIM(LTRIM(SUBSTRING(@sInputList,1,CHARINDEX(@sDelimiter,@sInputList,0)-1))),
  @sInputList=RTRIM(LTRIM(SUBSTRING(@sInputList,CHARINDEX(@sDelimiter,@sInputList,0)+LEN(@sDelimiter),LEN(@sInputList))))
 
 IF LEN(@sItem) > 0
  INSERT INTO @List SELECT @sItem
 END

IF LEN(@sInputList) > 0
 INSERT INTO @List SELECT @sInputList -- Put the last item in
RETURN
END

go

create  FUNCTION GetSortedString
(
 @inputString varchar(max)
)
RETURNS varchar(max)
AS
BEGIN
 
declare @outputString varchar(max)
set @outputString = ''
select @outputString = ltrim(rtrim(str(item))) + ','  + @outputString  from dbo.fnSplit(@inputString,',') order by item desc
if  SUBSTRING(@outputString,len(@outputString),1) = ','
 begin
  set @outputString = SUBSTRING(@outputString,1,len(@outputString)-1) 
 end
return @outputString

END
GO

select dbo.GetSortedString('2,1,4,5,3,6')

 -- Created by NILADRI BISWAS
           ALTER FUNCTION [dbo].[fnSplit] 
           (@oldstring as varchar(100),@delimeter as varchar(1))
           RETURNS @mytab table(counter int,stringval varchar(100)) 
           AS
            Begin 
		
		Declare @newstring as varchar(100)
		Declare @pos as int
		Declare @i as int
		Declare @c as int	

		set @newstring = '';		
		set @i = 1
		set @c = 0

		set @pos = CHARINDEX(@delimeter, @oldstring) 

		WHILE (@i != 0)

			Begin

				set @c = @c +1
				insert into @mytab(counter,stringval) values(@c,@newstring + Substring(@oldstring,0, @pos))

				
				set @oldstring = Substring(@oldstring,@pos+1,len(@oldstring))

				set @pos = CHARINDEX(@delimeter, @oldstring)

				set @i = @pos;
				if (@i = 0)
                Begin
                    set @i = 0;
						set @c = @c +1
                
					insert into @mytab(counter,stringval) values(@c,@newstring + @oldstring)
					
                End

			End

			return 

End

-- Created by NILADRI BISWAS
       ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.SortedList
	-- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here
	(@DelimitedValues AS VARCHAR(50))
AS
BEGIN
	-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
	-- interfering with SELECT statements.
	SET NOCOUNT ON;

	DECLARE @OUTPUT VARCHAR(30)
	DECLARE @TEMPOUTPUT VARCHAR(30)
    
	SET @OUTPUT = ''
	SET @TEMPOUTPUT = ''

	DECLARE @MYCURSOR CURSOR
	SET @MYCURSOR = CURSOR FOR

SELECT STRINGVAL FROM dbo.fnSplit(@DelimitedValues,',')
	ORDER BY RIGHT(REPLICATE('0', 11) + stringval, 10)

OPEN @MYCURSOR
	FETCH NEXT
	FROM @MYCURSOR INTO @TEMPOUTPUT
	WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

	BEGIN
	SET @OUTPUT =  @OUTPUT + @TEMPOUTPUT + ','

	FETCH NEXT
	FROM @MYCURSOR INTO @TEMPOUTPUT
	END
	CLOSE @MYCURSOR
	DEALLOCATE @MYCURSOR

SET @OUTPUT	 = SUBSTRING(@OUTPUT,0,LEN(@OUTPUT))

	PRINT @OUTPUT	
END

SELECT * FROM  
                           ( 

                                 ( STUDENTS AS A  LEFT JOIN SUBDETAILS AS B ON A.BID=B.BID)
                                   
                                  LEFT JOIN SUBJECTS C ON B.SUBID=C.SUBID
                            )

                           LEFT JOIN DETAILS D ON C.SUBID=D.SUBID 

                   WHERE D.HNO=1234 

                   AND B.BID=2 

                   AND B.SEMID=1

                   AND A.HNO=D.HNO

SELECT a.*
FROM ((Student AS a LEFT JOIN Subdetails AS b ON a.bid = b.bid) 
LEFT JOIN Subjects AS c ON b.subid = c.subid) 
LEFT JOIN details AS d ON c.subid = d.subid
WHERE (((b.bid)=2) AND ((b.semid)=1) AND ((d.hno)=1234) AND ((d.hno)=[a].[hno]));


PARAMETERS inBid Long, inSemid Long, inHno Long;
SELECT a.*
FROM ((Student AS a LEFT JOIN Subdetails AS b ON a.bid = b.bid) 
LEFT JOIN Subjects AS c ON b.subid = c.subid) 
LEFT JOIN details AS d ON c.subid = d.subid
WHERE (((b.bid)=[inBid]) AND ((b.semid)=[inSemid]) AND ((d.hno)=[inHno]) AND ((d.hno)=[a].[hno]));

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