Sql Paging/Sorting - Efficent method with dynamic sort?
- by dmose
I'm trying to implement this style of paging:
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/042606-1.shtml
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_PageResults_NAI]
(
@startRowIndex int,
@maximumRows int
)
AS
DECLARE @first_id int, @startRow int
-- A check can be added to make sure @startRowIndex isn't > count(1)
-- from employees before doing any actual work unless it is guaranteed
-- the caller won't do that
-- Get the first employeeID for our page of records
SET ROWCOUNT @startRowIndex
SELECT @first_id = employeeID FROM employees ORDER BY employeeid
-- Now, set the row count to MaximumRows and get
-- all records >= @first_id
SET ROWCOUNT @maximumRows
SELECT e.*, d.name as DepartmentName
FROM employees e
INNER JOIN Departments D ON
e.DepartmentID = d.DepartmentID
WHERE employeeid >= @first_id
ORDER BY e.EmployeeID
SET ROWCOUNT 0
GO
This method works great, however, is it possible to use this method and have dynamic field sorting?
If we change this to
SELECT e.*, d.name as DepartmentName
FROM employees e
INNER JOIN Departments D ON
e.DepartmentID = d.DepartmentID
WHERE employeeid >= @first_id
ORDER BY e.FirstName DESC
It breaks the sorting...
Is there any way to combine this method of paging with the ability to sort on different fields?
