Create a view with ORDER BY clause

Question

I\'m trying to create a view with an ORDER BY clause. I have create it successfully on SQL Server 2012 SP1, but when I try to re-create it on SQL Server 2008 R2

Answer 1

Just use TOP 100 Percent in the Select:

     CREATE VIEW [schema].[VIEWNAME] (
         [COLUMN1],
         [COLUMN2],
         [COLUMN3],
         [COLUMN4])
     AS 
        SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT 
         alias.[COLUMN1],
         alias.[COLUMN2],
         alias.[COLUMN3],
         alias.[COLUMN4]
        FROM 
           [schema].[TABLENAME] AS alias
          ORDER BY alias.COLUMN1
     GO