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Subject: Re: ORDER records based on parameters in IN clause
From: Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>
To: Russell Simpkins <russellsimpkins@hotmail.com>
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On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 09:22, Russell Simpkins wrote:
> fair enough. but a simple order by id would never work.
> 

Try this:

select 	*,
	case 
		when id=2003 then 1 
		when id=1342 then 2 
		when id=799 then 3 
		when id=1450 then 4 
	end as ob 
from 
	tablename 
where 
	id in (2003,1342,799,1450) 
order by 
	ob;