[Cartoweb-users] how to limit and reorder queryresults

[Pierre GIRAUD]

Note that it is possible to sort features in a shapefile (sortshp 
utility program). But you wont be able to do this "on-the-fly".

Pierre

bram wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> I would like my queryresults to be (re)ordered according to the values 
> in a column. Also I would like to restrict the number of querysresults 
> according to a specific columnvalue, for instance give me only the 
> three largest cities within my bbox. As far as I can see I will need 
> to use the mapOverlay-plugin or the rowUnselector-tablerule. Maybe I 
> should use the postgis order by-clause, but in my shape-files that 
> won't work.  Who can give me a hint.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bram
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