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    <p>In this scenerio...</p> <pre><code>CREATE TABLE emp ( empno NUMBER(4) NOT NULL, ename VARCHAR2(10), job VARCHAR2(9), mgr NUMBER(4), sal NUMBER(7,2), deptno NUMBER(2) ); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7782, 'CLARK', 'MANAGER', 7839, 2450, 10); INSERT INTO emp VALUES(7369, 'SMITH', 'CLERK', 7902, 800, 20); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7499, 'ALLEN', 'SALESMAN', 7698, 1600, 30); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7521, 'WARD', 'SALESMAN', 7698, 1250, 30); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7566, 'JONES', 'MANAGER', 7839, 2975, 20); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7654, 'MARTIN', 'SALESMAN', 7698, 1250, 30); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7698, 'BLAKE', 'MANAGER', 7839, 2850, 30); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7788, 'SCOTT', 'ANALYST', 7566, 3000, 20); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7839, 'KING', 'PRESIDENT', NULL, 5000, 10); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7844, 'TURNER', 'SALESMAN', 7698, 1500, 30); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7876, 'ADAMS', 'CLERK', 7788, 1100, 20); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7900, 'JAMES', 'CLERK', 7698, 950, 30); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7902, 'FORD', 'ANALYST', 7566, 3000, 60); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7934, 'MILLER', 'CLERK', 7782, 1300, 10); COMMIT; SELECT LPAD(' ', 4 *(LEVEL - 1)) || empno || ' ' || mgr hier FROM emp start with mgr is null CONNECT BY PRIOR empno = mgr; DROP TABLE emp; </code></pre> <p>The results look like this.</p> <pre><code>7839 7566 7839 7788 7566 7876 7788 7902 7566 7369 7902 7698 7839 7499 7698 7521 7698 7654 7698 7844 7698 7900 7698 7782 7839 7934 7782 </code></pre> <p>It appears that during the connect by, the managers are ending up in ascending order. Is there any way to control this behavior, so as to make them appear in descending order?</p> <pre><code>7839 7782 7839 7934 7782 7698 7839 7900 7698 7844 7698 7654 7698 7521 7698 7499 7698 7566 7839 7788 7566 7876 7788 7902 7566 7369 7902 </code></pre> <p>Thanks</p> <p>Evil</p>
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