SQL ASC

Explicitly spells out ascending order — the default, written out loud.

What & Why

ASC sorts smallest-to-largest (or alphabetically A-to-Z for text). It's already the default when no direction is specified — writing it out is purely for clarity.

See How It Works

idnamechannelspendstart_dateend_datestatustarget_segment
1Spring Launchgoogle_ads55000.002024-01-152024-03-31activesmb
2Retention Webinaremail45000.002024-02-102024-04-15activeenterprise
3Finance Retargetinglinkedin50000.002024-03-122024-05-31activeenterprise
4Enterprise Searchgoogle_ads60000.002024-04-012024-06-30activeenterprise
EXAMPLE QUERY
SELECT name, spend FROM marketing.campaigns
ORDER BY spend ASC;
RESULT
namespend
Retention Webinar45000.00
Finance Retargeting50000.00
Spring Launch55000.00
Enterprise Search60000.00

The result uses the same Queryflo columns shown in the worked example.

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