select query according to column data

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i have a table name data:
which have two columns name and work:
1 name: arun,kapil,rahul,monu;
2 work:teacher,student,teacher,student;

i want a query that show result like this:

name     work
arun     teacher
rahul    teacher
kapil    student
monu     student

i use that query:

SQL

select * from data where work=teacher UNION select * from data where work=student

but it not work according to me, so plz help me

Posted 4-Dec-12 0:43am

Arun kumar Gauttam

Updated 4-Dec-12 17:26pm

Wendelius

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Solution 2

use this one

SQL

select * from data where work like 'teacher' 
UNION 
select * from data where work like 'student'

Posted 4-Dec-12 0:50am

Vishal.Shimpi144

Updated 4-Dec-12 17:27pm

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MT_ · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-04T00:46:00

Solution 1

I think simple

SQL

select * from
data where work in ('teacher','student')

should do the job unless I have misunderstood the question or you have not presented the question.

Posted 4-Dec-12 0:46am

MT_

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Arun kumar Gauttam 4-Dec-12 7:21am

thanks for answering but your query return all rows again, but i want that query return all record of "teacher" first and then it return all record of "student" ,

MT_ 4-Dec-12 7:22am

apply order by work.

Arun kumar Gauttam 4-Dec-12 7:30am

ok thanks it work fine