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Michael MMichael M 

Order by not working in SOQL query

Hello, I am trying to query by Discharge__c (custom object) record with the most recent discharge_date__c. 

This is the query I am using:

    Discharge__c dis = [select id, name_dob_formula__c, date_of_birth__c, discharge_date__c from discharge__c where Name_DOB_formula__c =: namePlusDob order by discharge_date__c desc limit 1];    

However it does not seem to be working. It is querying old discharge__c records with later discharge_date__c's  Is there something I should change in the query?
 
Best Answer chosen by Michael M
VinayVinay (Salesforce Developers) 
Hi Michael,

Do you see any errors or no results?

Can you try removing limit and desc.  'Name_DOB_formula__c' is used to calculate dates or what it does?

Thanks,

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VinayVinay (Salesforce Developers) 
Hi Michael,

Do you see any errors or no results?

Can you try removing limit and desc.  'Name_DOB_formula__c' is used to calculate dates or what it does?

Thanks,
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AbhishekAbhishek (Salesforce Developers) 
https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/190918/soql-order-by-is-not-working-properly

Maybe the above discussion assists you.

For further reference check this too,

https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/7667/soql-result-ordering-in-the-absence-of-an-order-by-clause/7669
Michael MMichael M
Thank you both. It turns out the issue was with my name_dob_formula__c field. When I fixed that piece, it worked properly.