Re: Searching/sorting dates

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 13993
interpreted = N
texte = >Does or does not WebCat work with international dates? The doc states that >international dates can be used and sorting, comparision and summaries >works with dates formatted as set in the general prefs, but my experiences >today says different :-(I think the numbers need to be separate by /, not -. But before you change your database, I have another suggestion. It looks like you have stored your dates in a way that can be sorted using standard alphabetical sorting, so first try removing the type=date parameter from your search context. Then WebCatalog will sort them as strings of text, and I think they will sort correctly.If you use this technique, it is *very* important that you have 0 preceding single-digit days and months: 1997-02-02, *not* 1997-2-1Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Searching/sorting dates (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. Searching/sorting dates (Christer Olsson 1997)
>Does or does not WebCat work with international dates? The doc states that >international dates can be used and sorting, comparision and summaries >works with dates formatted as set in the general prefs, but my experiences >today says different :-(I think the numbers need to be separate by /, not -. But before you change your database, I have another suggestion. It looks like you have stored your dates in a way that can be sorted using standard alphabetical sorting, so first try removing the type=date parameter from your search context. Then WebCatalog will sort them as strings of text, and I think they will sort correctly.If you use this technique, it is *very* important that you have 0 preceding single-digit days and months: 1997-02-02, *not* 1997-2-1Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Grant Hulbert

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