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How to sort this

Hi there,
I have a colom with the next 'date' info

12/06/2003
15/05/2002
09/07/2004

If i sort this, i get the following:

09/07/2004
12/06/2003
15/05/2002

But that is not that i want. I want the following:

15/05/2002
12/06/2003
09/07/2004

Can anyone help me how to do this.

Thanks
Eric Verstrepen
Nov 12 '05 #1
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Put the info in a "date" field and then everything will be sorted as if it
were a date. If you leave it as text then you will get a text sort (which is
what you are seeing now).
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Hi there,
I have a colom with the next 'date' info

12/06/2003
15/05/2002
09/07/2004

If i sort this, i get the following:

09/07/2004
12/06/2003
15/05/2002

But that is not that i want. I want the following:

15/05/2002
12/06/2003
09/07/2004

Can anyone help me how to do this.

Thanks
Eric Verstrepen

Nov 12 '05 #2

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