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i have a fied (book_number), the value is "aaa.bbbb.cccc.ddd", How can i sort the result order only by "bbbb" and ignore a, c, and d.

thanks

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i have a fied (book_number), the value is "aaa.bbbb.cccc.ddd", How can i sort the result order only by "bbbb" and ignore a, c, and d.

thanks

Try using the SUBSTRING() function in the ORDER BY

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the problem is the length of a,b,c,b always change (not same ) in every data. ex:
Kjs.231.6753.55
HHSp.23322.4423.11

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