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Quote DBlank Replybullet Posted: 30 May 2009 at 8:35pm

JOhn,

Can you add an if statement to this so if the last character is not numeric then put in 0 else put in your other formula Then do a primary sort on this formula field and a secondary sort on the field itself?
All your items that end in a non numeric value will be listed first as a 0 as the primary sort, then these zero sorted items should sort correctly using the secondary sorting of the original field.
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Quote johnwsun Replybullet Posted: 30 May 2009 at 10:19pm
Hi DBlank,
 
I have borrowed a formula from Issue 57 of Crystal Clear( News and Hints for Cryatl Reports) by Chelsea Technologies:
 
@sort_order_num
 
local numbervar digit;
local numbervar v;
local stringvar s;
local numbervar i;
v :=0;
for i := 1 to len({LIX.ID}) do (
   s:= mid({LIX.ID},i,1);
   
if isnumeric(s) then
   digit := val(s);
    v:= v*10 + digit;
);
 
v
This works for both prefix and suffix.
 
John
 


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Quote Rasta Replybullet Posted: 13 Jul 2009 at 2:22am
Hello Everyone. I am trying to sort data in a report and one of the problems I am facing is alphanumeric room numbers. eg 01A, 01B, 02A ... and 01.1, 01.2, 02.1, 02.2....
I was wondering if some one could help me because the normal ascending order of sorting a group does not help.

Your help will be a big help and I would like to thank you in advance.

Cheers
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Quote johnwsun Replybullet Posted: 13 Jul 2009 at 5:15am
Hi SAR,
 
Have you tried the following lines:
local numbervar digit;
local numbervar v;
local stringvar s;
local numbervar i;
v :=0;
for i := 1 to len({LIX.ID}) do (
   s:= mid({LIX.ID},i,1);
   
if isnumeric(s) then
   digit := val(s);
    v:= v*10 + digit;
);
 
v
 
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Quote Rasta Replybullet Posted: 14 Jul 2009 at 1:51pm
Thank you for replying John. I am trying to use the formula that you have given. I needed the report as there was no other way of making work easier and so I added another group which was the room number and then sorted it according to specified list. BUT this means I have numerous reports, one for each facility. I was able to do that as the room numbers are fixed.

I will try this and let you know.. If I get one report then I can replace the .rpt file the database application is using and I can use it through the software.. Now I have to run it through logicity application builder.

Thanks John
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