Re: Sorting Date

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 58747
interpreted = N
texte = Bingo... that sorted it... Can I ask why you never store dates as dates? I don't have the requirement for anything other that about a months worth of news posts so this is why I have done it like this. Thanks Nitai Alan Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: > I am never storing dates as dates, but maybe it helps if you use > postDatessort=1 within your search? > > Alan White wrote: > >> Hi Everyone... (long time no post) >> >> I am trying to do a very basic news section on our new site, I am >> having problems when it comes to sorting the date and I can't see >> why. I have the date set in webdna prefs as dd/mm/yyyy and the dates >> are entered as 07/07/2004 etc.. you can see the sort order here >> http://css.hanon-shop.com (in the latest news section) >> >> [search >> db=news.db&nenewsIDdatarq=find_all&postDatesdir=de&postDatetype=date] >> [founditems] >>

[postDate] | [newsTitle]

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[convertchars][newsItem][/convertchars]

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Go Now!

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>> [/founditems] >> [/search] >> >> Hope someone can help (brain hasn't kickin in yet or something...) >> >> Regards >> -Alan >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Sorting Date ( Alan White 2004)
  2. Re: Sorting Date ( "Nitai @ ComputerOil" 2004)
  3. Re: Sorting Date ( Alan White 2004)
  4. Re: Sorting Date ( "Erol Guneri" 2004)
  5. Re: Sorting Date ( Matthew A Perosi 2004)
  6. Re: Sorting Date ( Alan White 2004)
  7. Re: Sorting Date ( "Nitai @ ComputerOil" 2004)
  8. Sorting Date ( Alan White 2004)
  9. Re: Sorting Dates in a search (Nico 2000)
  10. Re: Crazy dates (was: Re: sorting dates) (Christer Olsson 1999)
  11. Re: Crazy dates (was: Re: sorting dates) (Martin Bech 1999)
  12. Re: Crazy dates (was: Re: sorting dates) (John Hill 1999)
  13. Crazy dates (was: Re: sorting dates) (Christer Olsson 1999)
  14. Re: sorting dates (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  15. Re: sorting dates (bradeisenberg@iname.com 1999)
  16. Re: sorting dates (Bill Heissenbuttel 1999)
  17. Re: sorting dates (Bill Heissenbuttel 1999)
  18. Re: sorting dates (PCS Technical Support 1999)
  19. Re: sorting dates (bradeisenberg@iname.com 1999)
  20. Re: sorting dates (PCS Technical Support 1999)
Bingo... that sorted it... Can I ask why you never store dates as dates? I don't have the requirement for anything other that about a months worth of news posts so this is why I have done it like this. Thanks Nitai Alan Nitai @ ComputerOil wrote: > I am never storing dates as dates, but maybe it helps if you use > postDatessort=1 within your search? > > Alan White wrote: > >> Hi Everyone... (long time no post) >> >> I am trying to do a very basic news section on our new site, I am >> having problems when it comes to sorting the date and I can't see >> why. I have the date set in webdna prefs as dd/mm/yyyy and the dates >> are entered as 07/07/2004 etc.. you can see the sort order here >> http://css.hanon-shop.com (in the latest news section) >> >> [search >> db=news.db&nenewsIDdatarq=find_all&postDatesdir=de&postDatetype=date] >> [founditems] >>

[postDate] | [newsTitle]

>>

[convertchars][newsItem][/convertchars]

>>

Go Now!

>>
>> [/founditems] >> [/search] >> >> Hope someone can help (brain hasn't kickin in yet or something...) >> >> Regards >> -Alan >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Alan White

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