They are in an alpha format, like this: 11/14/2018-11/16/2018
and I need to sort on the first date. So I can copy that to a Date field. If I copy it to an alpha field it will look OK but won't sort correctly. PB On 24 February 2018 at 00:19, Jeremy French via 4D_Tech < 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > What is the field type in which the dates are stored? Date or alpha? > > > > On Feb 23, 2018, at 6:51 PM, Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > > Using v16 ... > > > > I am in the UK I'm working on a publishing project for a customer in the > > US. Part of the project requires certain data to be sorted by date. So I > > need them to be sorted in the US date format (mm/dd/yyyy) instead of the > UK > > format (dd/mm/yyyy). > > > > Is there a way to temporarily override the system date format? > > > > Otherwise I can create 3 separate fields for day, month, year, and sort > on > > those, but if there is a simpler way to do it ... > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com > ********************************************************************** -- ************************************************* CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 w: http://www.catbase.com skype: pat.bensky ************************************************* ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
