Sphinx sort problem? - sphinx

Question

i am using 1.10 sphinx.
source tags
{
type = mysql
sql_host = localhost
sql_user = abc
sql_pass = 123456
sql_db = company
sql_sock = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
sql_port = 3306
sql_query_pre = SET NAMES utf8
sql_query_range = SELECT 1,max(id) FROM companies
sql_query = \
SELECT id,name FROM companies;
;
sql_attr_str2ordinal = name
}
this is sorted by name but i am retriving data.
the result set is [name] => 954 ...... like this coming .
sql_attr_str2ordinal = name before use this i am using sql_field_string = name that name is retrive but not sort by name.
what is the solution for this?

Answer 1

sql_attr_str2ordinal :
Does not stores the value only stores the sort order (ordinal) after indexing. so you can not the value from it.
sql_field_string :
full-text field but lacks sorting (since its not an attribute).
sql_attr_string :
lacks full-text index.
So what I would do is :
source tags
{
type = mysql
sql_host = localhost
sql_user = abc
sql_pass = 123456
sql_db = company
sql_sock = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
sql_port = 3306
sql_query_pre = SET NAMES utf8
sql_query_range = SELECT 1,max(id) FROM companies
sql_query = \
SELECT id,name as name_ordinal, name as name FROM companies;
sql_attr_str2ordinal = name_ordinal
sql_field_string = name
}
Then sort by name_ordinal and query with name