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SQL Server 2012 (major build version 11.00.xxxx). Please also tag sql-server.

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Is there a way to sort by an alphanumeric column?

I tried the following approach select unitname from units cross apply(values(stuff(unitname,1,5,''))) s(u) cross apply(values(cast(case when isnumeric(u) = 1 then u else left(u, len(u) - 1) end as in …
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Is there a way to sort by an alphanumeric column? [duplicate]

I have a table units unitname unit 1 unit 2b unit 2c unit 2a unit 10 unit 3a unit 3c unit 11 I want to sort the same as unitname unit 1 unit 2a unit 2b unit 2c …
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How can I optimize the stored procedure and reduce table scans?

I have a stored procedure which identifies any changes in candidate information from the last SSIS job run. Then it proceeds to save the changes in a sync table. CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[IdentifyCandid …
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