Does CTAS evaluate "order by" in APEX SQL Command window?

I need to recreate my table in order to change the column order. When I use the SQL Commands window and run the SQL, it runs successfully, creates the new table, but doesn't reorder the columns.
Is this expected behavior?

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I need to recreate my table in order to change the column order. When I use the SQL Commands window and run the SQL, it runs successfully, creates the new table, but doesn't reorder the columns.
What do you mean by "order by"?
Using an "ORDER BY" clause in a CTAS (in APEX or anywhare else) will have no effect on column order, which is determined by the order in which columns appear in the projection. It will affect the order in which rows are returned by that query, and it will not determine the order in which rows will be returned by querying the new table in the future.
To change the column order the columns in the SELECT clause of the CTAS would have to be in a different order from those in the original table,

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