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Oracle SQL: Natural Numeric Sort Order By Clause
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gistfile1.txt
--==========================================================
-- order by natural sort order as in
-- 1, 2.. 10, 11 and not computer sort order
--==========================================================
ORDER BY
to_number(regexp_substr(CHAR_COLUMN,'^[0-9]+')),
to_number(regexp_substr(CHAR_COLUMN,'[0-9]+$')),
CHAR_COLUMN
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