[comp.sys.mac.hypercard] Having a problem with doing dateTime sorts

jlc@atux01.UUCP (J. Collymore) (03/18/89)

I need help with this scripting problem.

I have two lines on a field.  The first line ends with the "abbr date" (e.g.,
3/17/89), and the other ends with the time.  THe problem is that when I do
a sort on two cards; one of them saying:  3/17/89, 8:24 AM; and the other card
saying 3/17/89, 8:31 AM, the card with the 8:31 time appears FIRST following
the sort, NOT second as it should!  I have tried doing an ascending sort, also
to correct this, but nothing seems to work.

Can anyone out there offer an explanation, or some guidance in correcting this
sorting problem?  Thanks.


						Jim Collymore