SELECT * INTO retains ORDER BY in SQL Server 2008 but not 2012

Question

Execute the following SQL in 2008 and 2012. When executed in 2008, the returned result is in its correct sort order. In 2012, the sortorder is not retained.

Is this

Answer 1

Workaround : You could add a SET ROWCOUNT before this type of query, then put if back to zero after to reset it, it works. This will force SQL to keep the order in your query.

SET ROWCOUNT 1000000000

CREATE TABLE #MyTable(Name VARCHAR(50), SortOrder INT)
INSERT INTO #MyTable SELECT 'b', 2 UNION ALL SELECT 'c', 3 UNION ALL SELECT 'a', 1 UNION ALL SELECT 'e', 5 UNION ALL SELECT 'd', 4

SELECT * INTO #Result FROM #MyTable ORDER BY SortOrder

SELECT * FROM #Result

SET ROWCOUNT 0

DROP TABLE #MyTable
DROP TABLE #Result