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Databases

Posted by arthropod
arthropod
2,792 Points

"> SELECT * FROM books ORDER BY first_published DSC;" looks OK. What am I missing?

"> SELECT * FROM books ORDER BY first_published DSC;" looks OK. What am I missing?

arthropod
arthropod
2,792 Points

Never mind. Typo.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

For the benefit of other readers...

The abbreviation for "descending" is DESC, not DSC.

And congrats on spotting your own problem! :+1:

arthropod
arthropod
2,792 Points
arthropod
arthropod
2,792 Points

Thank you, Steven. Sometimes I'm trying to proceed so quickly that I don't register what I'm looking at.