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spQuery.Query = "
   <OrderBy>  <FieldRef Name='ID' Descending='True'/>   </OrderBy>
   <Where> <Eq> <FieldRef Name='Title' /> 
   <Value Type='Text'></Value> </Eq>  
   </Where>";

What is wrong with this? It still only returns the announcements in the same order as they were added. Thanks

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  • Why do you use <Where> when you only want to order it. – Anders Aune Mar 19 '12 at 18:39
  • I think he is trying to return it, but he should be using <ViewFields>. – RJ Cuthbertson Mar 19 '12 at 18:43
  • Use U2U Caml builder to test your query. It is helpful tool if your query does not work. ) – Alexander Mar 19 '12 at 18:58
  • <View><Query><OrderBy><FieldRef Name='ID' Ascending='False'/></OrderBy></Query><ViewFields><FieldRef Name='Title'/></ViewFields><RowLimit>5</RowLimit></View> This works great when I test it in the U2U Query builder bu tjust refuses to work when I use it on my ascx.cs page Strange! – user7400 Mar 19 '12 at 19:51
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    try to use spQuery.Query = "<OrderBy><FieldRef Name='ID' Ascending='False'/></OrderBy>" and spQuery.ViewFields="<FieldRef Name='Title'"/> – Alexander Mar 19 '12 at 20:55
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According to the documentation there's no such an attribute on FieldRef as "Descending" - there is an "Ascending" one:

<FieldRef
  Alias = "Text"
  Ascending = "TRUE" | "FALSE"
  CreateURL = "Text"
  DisplayName = "Text"
  Explicit = "TRUE" | "FALSE"    Format = "Text"
  ID = "Text"
  Key = "Text"  List = “Text”
  Name = "Text"
  RefType = "Text"
  ShowField = "Text"
  TextOnly = "TRUE" | "FALSE"
  Type = "Text">
</FieldRef>
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  • So if I would to specify ascending = 'False' it would actually display items in descending order (ID #'s)? – user7400 Mar 19 '12 at 18:25
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    Yes Ascending="FALSE" is the right way to specify descending – Per Jakobsen Mar 19 '12 at 18:27
  • Well I used the same code with ascending = 'True' and it doesnt make any difference. Am I missing something? – user7400 Mar 19 '12 at 18:30
  • You're need to set Ascending = "FALSE" - not TRUE. – Alex Boev Mar 19 '12 at 18:36
  • My fault. I did set the ascending to false. Still the same result. – user7400 Mar 19 '12 at 18:46
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Well, first thing is your OrderBy tags need to be contained within a Query tag. Second, I've never used Descending, just Ascending = 'False'.

Check out this example CAML query:

 <View><Query><OrderBy><FieldRef Name='Created' Ascending='True'></FieldRef>
 </OrderBy></Query><ViewFields><FieldRef Name='Title'/><FieldRef Name='Body'/>
 <FieldRef Name='Created'/></ViewFields></View>
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  • SPQuery spQuery = new SPQuery(); spQuery.Query = "<OrderBy><FieldRef Name='ID' Ascending='False'/></OrderBy><Where> <Eq> <FieldRef Name='Title' /> <Value Type='Text'></Value> </Eq> </Where>"; spQuery.Query = ""; spQuery.RowLimit = 5; – user7400 Mar 19 '12 at 18:32
  • Here is some context so you can take a look at what I have – user7400 Mar 19 '12 at 18:33
  • SPQuery spQuery = new SPQuery(); spQuery.Query = "<View><Query><OrderBy><FieldRef Name='ID' Ascending='False'/></OrderBy></Query><ViewFields><FieldRef Name='Title'/></ViewFields><RowLimit>5</RowLimit></View>"; – RJ Cuthbertson Mar 19 '12 at 18:37
  • For one, you are clearing the query entirely by setting it to a blank string after you set it to your first query. – RJ Cuthbertson Mar 19 '12 at 18:38
  • I did remove spQuery.Query = ""; and tried using the code you provided but it still yields the same result. I know that the data is being pulled right as when I add items to my list the web part does render the changes. – user7400 Mar 19 '12 at 18:49
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CAML Query in this case is not necessary. Because you can order the list with your View, check this please:

SPList list = web.Lists[listName];
SPView view = list.DefaultView;
SPListItemCollection items = list.GetItems(view);

In this code, I have DESCENDING order by ID in my list default view.

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For retrieving announcement items in descending order based on ID you should only need to use OrderBy query:

 spQuery.Query = "<OrderBy><FieldRef Name='ID' Ascending='FALSE'/></OrderBy>";
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