Random Order of Numbers in Select Statement

Question

In the case where you've specified the following list of numbers, which are in random order, will the results be in the same order?

where item in
(
    371355,
    371476,
    371629,
    370556,
    370677,
    370820,
    370952,
    371070,
    371223,
    372154,
    372253,
    371751,
    371872
)

No. If there is no `ORDER BY` in the query, the results can be in arbitrary order. See a similar question: [Does an IOT guarantee order in a select?](http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/14570/does-an-iot-guarantee-order-in-a-select/14571#14571) that has the same exact answer: **"The only thing that guarantees result set order is an `ORDER BY` clause in your query."** — ypercubeᵀᴹ, Aug 01 '16 at 13:56

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '16 at 14:01

NO,

If you do want them to be in order (asc, desc) here is how you would query it...

SELECT T.ITEM
FROM TABLE T
WHERE T.ITEM IN ( 371355
              , 371476
              , 371629
              , 370556
              , 370677
              , 370820
              , 370952
              , 371070
              , 371223
              , 372154
              , 372253
              , 371751
              , 371872
              )
ORDER BY T.ITEM DESC

Random Order of Numbers in Select Statement

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