RE: Sorting different date formats

I think you can simplify this a lot. The text value for the date sorts correctly without transforming it to a number.

<xsl:template match="/dates">
  <xsl:for-each select="endDate">
     <xsl:sort select="." data-type="text"/>
     <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>

If you did need to do the processing, it seems like it would be simpler to put the translate into the sort elements select statement instead of creating a variable:

<xsl:template match="/dates">
  <xsl:for-each select="endDate">
     <xsl:sort select="translate(.,'-','')" data-type="number"/>
     <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>


Josh
-----Original Message-----
From: Mukul Gandhi [mailto:mukulgandhi2003@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:27 AM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re:  Sorting different date formats


Hi Allan,
  I have come up with a sorting algorithm. Hope its
correct, and suits your requirement ;)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
xmlns:msxsl="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xslt"
exclude-result-prefixes="msxsl">
<xsl:output method="xml" version="1.0"
encoding="UTF-8" indent="yes"/>
	
<xsl:template match="/dates">
  <xsl:variable name="RTF">
    <xsl:for-each select="endDate">
      <endDate>
	<xsl:value-of select="translate(.,'-','')"/>
      </endDate>
    </xsl:for-each>
  </xsl:variable>
		
  <xsl:for-each select="msxsl:node-set($RTF)/endDate">
     <xsl:sort select="." data-type="number"/>
     <endDate>
	<xsl:value-of select="substring(. , 1, 4 )"
/>-<xsl:value-of select="substring(. , 5, 2 )"
/>-<xsl:value-of select="substring(. , 7, 2 )" />-
     </endDate>
   </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
	
</xsl:stylesheet>

Regards,
Mukul

 --- allan.mccluskey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi
all,
> 
> Could someone please show me how to perform and
> XSL:SORT on an date in this
> format? <endDate>2004-02-15</endDate>
> 
> I have many other sorts that I need to perform so an
> explantion would also
> be much appreciated so I can fully understand how
> you do it : )
> 
> Many thanks,
> Allan
> 
> 
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