RE: Q on <xsl:sort>

OK, let start over here...

I get the same results with...

     data-type='number' and select='./interaction/timestamp/@unix'

     data-type='text' and select='./interaction/timestamp/'

I am not getting what I am thinking I am asking for.

I think I am asking for a sort on the NODE timestamp by text, or on the
attribute unix by number.

What I am getting is the data set sorted by 'record' order. Meaning the
order the data is in the original xml file is the way it is coming back.

If I add,  order='descending', the data is displayed...
   record 4
   record 3
   record 2
   record 1

If I do order='ascending', the data is displayed...
   record 1
   record 2
   record 3
   record 4

This is not what I think I am asking for.

It should display (based upon the time of each record)...
   record 4
   record 1
   record 3
   record 2

I undestand that if I use 'number' with a text data I will get NaN and I
will not gt what I want.

So, what am I missing here. What am I not seeing?

thanks for your help.

Walter


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael Kay
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:27 AM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE:  Q on <xsl:sort>
>
>
> > My problem is that this sort is not sorting on what I thought
> > it would.
> >
> > <xsl:template match='callEvent/response/interaction_list'>
> >
> >    <xsl:apply-templates>
> >       <xsl:sort select='./interaction/timestamp'
> >                 order='descending'
> >                 data-type='number' />
> >    </xsl:apply-templates>
> >
> >          <interaction id='19766'>
> >             <timestamp
> > unix='987413416000'>2001-04-16T04:30:32</timestamp>
>
> By saying data-type="number", you are asking for the value to
> be converted
> to a number, and the result of converting 2001-04-16T04:30:32
> to a number is
> NaN. So all records have the same sort key. A sort with the
> default data
> type of "text" should work as you expect.
>
> Mike Kay
> Software AG
>
>
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