mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE Item
-> (
-> position INT PRIMARY KEY,
-> title VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL,
-> year INT NOT NULL
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> # insert 5 records into the "top_5" table
mysql> INSERT INTO Item (position, title, year) VALUES (1, "Citizen Kane", 1941);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO Item (position, title, year) VALUES (2, "Casablanca",1942);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO Item (position, title, year) VALUES (3, "The Godfather", 1972);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO Item (position, title, year) VALUES (4, "Gone With The Wind",1939);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO Item (position, title, year) VALUES (5, "Lawrence Of Arabia", 1962);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> # show all data in "Item" in descending position order
mysql> SELECT * FROM Item ORDER BY position DESC;
+----------+--------------------+------+
| position | title | year |
+----------+--------------------+------+
| 5 | Lawrence Of Arabia | 1962 |
| 4 | Gone With The Wind | 1939 |
| 3 | The Godfather | 1972 |
| 2 | Casablanca | 1942 |
| 1 | Citizen Kane | 1941 |
+----------+--------------------+------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> # show all data in "Item" in ascending year order
mysql> SELECT * FROM Item ORDER BY year ASC;
+----------+--------------------+------+
| position | title | year |
+----------+--------------------+------+
| 4 | Gone With The Wind | 1939 |
| 1 | Citizen Kane | 1941 |
| 2 | Casablanca | 1942 |
| 5 | Lawrence Of Arabia | 1962 |
| 3 | The Godfather | 1972 |
+----------+--------------------+------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> # show all data in "Item" in alphabetical order
mysql> SELECT * FROM Item ORDER BY title ASC;
+----------+--------------------+------+
| position | title | year |
+----------+--------------------+------+
| 2 | Casablanca | 1942 |
| 1 | Citizen Kane | 1941 |
| 4 | Gone With The Wind | 1939 |
| 5 | Lawrence Of Arabia | 1962 |
| 3 | The Godfather | 1972 |
+----------+--------------------+------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> # delete this sample table
mysql> DROP TABLE Item;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)