SQL Server: ORDER BY in subquery with UNION

Question

i have two queries being combined with a UNION ALL¹:

--Query 1
SELECT Flavor, Color
FROM Friends

 

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Answer 1

I'm suggesting to create a variable table in the format of the columns you want.

1. run insert query from origin table into variable table for each table you which to join including all filters and sorting you want to apply.
2. Return the Variable table

Example:

set nocount on
DECLARE @temp_table TABLE(Flavor varchar(20), Color varchar(20))
    
    insert into @temp_table (Flavor,Color)
    /*Apply select query #1 with all filters, joins and sorting */
    SELECT Flavor,Color   FROM Strangers  ORDER BY Wavelength DESC
    
    insert into @temp_table (Flavor,Color)
    /*Apply select query #2 with all filters, joins and sorting */
    SELECT Flavor, Color FROM Friends
    
    /*Return the results pushed into @variable table */
    select * from @temp_table