sorting and summarizing

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1998

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 18985
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texte = I have a field (Library) that I summarize to display a table of thumbnailsof the libraries. I add files to some of the libraries periodically, and Iwant to sort by descending date, so the libraries with the most recentadditions float to the top.Using ...&detruedatesort=1&librarysumm=t sorts almost correctly, exceptthat it uses the date value of the first alphabetical library record, so ifI add new entries, unless the first alphabetical entry is one of the newones, that library won't float to the top.Using ... &dlibrarysort=1&detruedatesort=2&librarysumm=t just sorts themalphabetically.Using ... &detruedatesort=1&dlibrarysort=2&librarysumm=t sorts them likethe first example.Am I overlooking something here?Thanks,Terry WilsonTerry Wilsonterryw@rainbowcreek.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: sorting and summarizing (Terry Wilson 1998) Re: sorting and summarizing (John Hill 1998) re: sorting and summarizing (Terry Wilson 1998) sorting and summarizing (Terry Wilson 1998)

I have a field (Library) that I summarize to display a table of thumbnailsof the libraries. I add files to some of the libraries periodically, and Iwant to sort by descending date, so the libraries with the most recentadditions float to the top.Using ...&detruedatesort=1&librarysumm=t sorts almost correctly, exceptthat it uses the date value of the first alphabetical library record, so ifI add new entries, unless the first alphabetical entry is one of the newones, that library won't float to the top.Using ... &dlibrarysort=1&detruedatesort=2&librarysumm=t just sorts themalphabetically.Using ... &detruedatesort=1&dlibrarysort=2&librarysumm=t sorts them likethe first example.Am I overlooking something here?Thanks,Terry WilsonTerry Wilsonterryw@rainbowcreek.com Terry Wilson

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