Convert the date, whatever format it starts in, into YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.
(MM (month) being numeric)

Then you can just use text sort on it.  Not needing to worry about
punctuation, or splitting into separate parts.


Regards,
Richard.






> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anil Kumar Veeramalli [mailto:anil.v@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 December 2009 09:56
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  date sorting with internationalisation
>
> Hi ,
>
> I am using XSL1.0 version. currently I am sorting the date
> elements like
> this.
> my current date format is dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss.
>  <xsl:sort
> select="substring-after(substring-after(substring(COLUMN[@NAME
> ='N_DT_EFF'],1,12),'-'),'-')"
> data-type="number"/>
>  <xsl:sort
> select="string-length(substring-before($vMonthNames,substring-
> before(substring-after(substring(COLUMN[@NAME='N_DT_EFF'],1,12
> ),'-'),'-')))"
> data-type="number"/>
>  <xsl:sort
> select="substring-before(substring(COLUMN[@NAME='N_DT_EFF'],1,
> 12),'-')"
> data-type="number"/>
>
> Now I want to support the same with French Language. in
> French my date
> format is looking like this  01-janv.-1900.
>
> what is the better way to sort French Dates.
>
> Thanks,
> Anil