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On Monday, May 18th, 2026 at 10:16 PM, Tim via users
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> On Mon, 2026-05-18 at 21:29 -0400, Go Canes wrote:
> > However, if I read your post correctly (and it is entirey possible I
> > did not), your sort field is a date? If so I don't think you can
> > sort it directly.
>
> If sorting by date is a desire, and you don't want to use special
> routines to handle the various different date formats (there should be
> library files already for that somewhere), then storing dates in an ISO
> format is the way to go (YYYYMMDD or YYYY-MM-DD) as it orders them like
> normal numbers (most significant digit first, to least last) allowing a
> simple numerical order sort.
>
> Even if your entry and display gadgets use another format for entering
> the dates, storing them in an ISO format is a good idea.
>
> --
Unfortunately dates are in the form MM/DD/YEAR like 5/19/2026 and it apparently
does not work :(
Best Regards,
Antonio
>
> uname -rsvp
> Linux 3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 4 14:43:51 UTC 2024 x86_64
> (yes, this is the output from uname for this PC when I posted)
>
> Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted.
> I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list.
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