Re: Using ticks

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2000

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 30531
interpreted = N
texte = I'll try some tests with [cart]... but when I set up the db I tried sortingon it as text, and found it to be about 95% reliable. But, I know moreabout WC now than I did then and I may have messed up something else tocause the problem.p.>At 11:40 AM -1000 4/15/00, Kenneth Grome wrote:>>No. there is not -- and you *should* be using [cart] in this>>situation, this is the perfect situation for it!>>>>Assuming the field is named recordID, Just use [cart] to set the>>recordID value, then sort alphabetically on the recordID field.>>Sorting this field alphabetically will inherently perform a>>chronological sort, in ascending or descending order, depending upon>>your use of as or de in the sort direction parameter.>>When he's right... he's right... and he's usually right. The caution>is to treat the field that contains the cart value as text and not as>a number. It seems like it should be a number, but it is not for the>purpose of a time line.>>___Joe___>>>------------------------------------------------------------->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>-------------------------------------------------------------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 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Using ticks (Phil Herring 2000)
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Using ticks (Phil Herring 2000)

I'll try some tests with [cart]... but when I set up the db I tried sortingon it as text, and found it to be about 95% reliable. But, I know moreabout WC now than I did then and I may have messed up something else tocause the problem.p.>At 11:40 AM -1000 4/15/00, Kenneth Grome wrote:>>No. there is not -- and you *should* be using [cart] in this>>situation, this is the perfect situation for it!>>>>Assuming the field is named recordID, Just use [cart] to set the>>recordID value, then sort alphabetically on the recordID field.>>Sorting this field alphabetically will inherently perform a>>chronological sort, in ascending or descending order, depending upon>>your use of as or de in the sort direction parameter.>>When he's right... he's right... and he's usually right. The caution>is to treat the field that contains the cart value as text and not as>a number. It seems like it should be a number, but it is not for the>purpose of a time line.>>___Joe___>>>------------------------------------------------------------->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>-------------------------------------------------------------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 Phil Herring

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Re: Using ticks

2000

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