Make query to copy everything from one table to another one ORDERING BY

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I'm curious how to create table2 of the same structure with the same data as table1, but with order by the column frequency.

Or, the equivalent of this problem is: to change the id of rows in the table properly.

It doesn't matter, whether by ASC, or DESC.

As result, the table1:

**id - name - frequency**

    1 - John - 33
    2 - Paul - 127
    3 - Andy - 74

Should become table2:

**id - name - frequency**

    1 - Paul - 127
    2 - Andy - 74
    3 - John - 33

What's the shortest way to do that?

Also, I would be interesting in the query that's fastest for huge tables (although performance is not so important for me).

Nevermind. `SELECT INTO` is not available for mysql. http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_select_into.asp — David Starkey, Apr 01 '13 at 22:10

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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Like this?

CREATE TABLE b SELECT col FROM a ORDER BY col

Be aware, there is no way to guarantee row order in a database (other than physically). You must always use an ORDER BY.

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edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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answered Apr 01 '13 at 20:04

Kermit

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Seems like there is no id column for that table. – Haradzieniec Apr 01 '13 at 20:27

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 01 '13 at 20:09

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For this, you need to create the new id. Here is a MySQL way to do it:

create table table2 as
    select @rn := @rn + 1 as id, name, frequency
    from table1 cross join (select @rn := 0) const
    order by frequency desc

answered Apr 01 '13 at 20:09

Gordon Linoff

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Make query to copy everything from one table to another one ORDERING BY

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