Re: Question on approach

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 04:54, Shawn H. Corey<shawnhcorey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chas. Owens wrote:
>>
>> That date format is directly sortable, so unless you have another
>> reason to convert to epoch time just use a string comparison in the
>> sort. ÂI would probably write the code like this:
>
> Unfortunately, the data is not directly sortable since the date is in
> American format, not SystÃme International (SI). ÂSI dates are directly
> sortable and are the preferred format for storing dates.
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I have no idea what was wrong with me last night.  You are absolutely
right, those are not in a sortable format.

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Chas. Owens
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