[ Michael Kay] [mailto:mhk(_at_)mhk(_dot_)me(_dot_)uk]
What's wrong with the simpler technique of simply removing the
punctuation, so 2003-05-08 sorts as 20030508?
That could be good, too. I remember also using the first kind of
technique on indented numbering systems where you could multiply by
powers of ten, which was good because the number of digits for a
division was not fixed. No matter how you do it, yoou may have to slipt
into fields and reassemble, depending on the sort order you want.
Cheers,
Tom P
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