How can I show all results from my DB in reverse row order?

Question

So if I have three rows in the database, called John, Steve,
Tom, if you usually display all results from a database to a web
page, you will get just this order. I have found order by SQL
syntax, but this orders numerically or alphabetically. How can I
order the table contents backwards so that the rows wil read Tom,
Steve, John?
Thanks,
Mark

Answer 1

"15266" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I think it should be something like:
>
> SQLQuery = "SELECT * FROM HCT122 ORDER BY ?firstvalue?
DESC"
>
> but how I define what is the first or last row name or
number, without
> referring to its name?
You misunderstood Joe's answer. You don't have to know any of
that. First
and Last were names Joe chose for the columns holding the
first and last
name. Since you mentioned first names as your values, he used
First (his
first name column) to order by.
In order to sort something, you have to know what it is
you're sorting.
Since you're unwisely using SELECT *, I'll make up column
names for you.
SELECT AB, BC, CD, DE
FROM HCT122
ORDER BY AB DESC
Now all my records come back in reverse order by column AB.