Sort Problem
 

This isn't really a programming problem, but it is causing my program not
to function correctly.

I have two worksheets in the same workbook which each have a column with
the same data. The data looks like:
03-01-015
03-02-192
03A-01-099
04-02-022
etc.

Not only is the data in the two columns the same, the formats are the same.
I have tried both general and text formats.

If I sort each sheet on this column by clicking on Data/Sort... the two
worksheets are sorted differently. One sheet will be sorted as shown above
while the other will be:
03-01-015
03A-01-099
03-02-192
04-02-022
etc.

All sort parameters are the same in both sorts. There is no VBA code
associated with either page.

What could be causing the difference?

How can I fix it?


Many thanks.

Sort Problem
 

Maybe some of the "numbers" are really numbers formatted to show the dash. And
other numbers are really text?

=isnumber(a1) and drag down (in both sheets) and compare the results.

wrote:

This isn't really a programming problem, but it is causing my program not
to function correctly.

I have two worksheets in the same workbook which each have a column with
the same data. The data looks like:
03-01-015
03-02-192
03A-01-099
04-02-022
etc.

Not only is the data in the two columns the same, the formats are the same.
I have tried both general and text formats.

If I sort each sheet on this column by clicking on Data/Sort... the two
worksheets are sorted differently. One sheet will be sorted as shown above
while the other will be:
03-01-015
03A-01-099
03-02-192
04-02-022
etc.

All sort parameters are the same in both sorts. There is no VBA code
associated with either page.

What could be causing the difference?

How can I fix it?

Many thanks.

--

Dave Peterson

Sort Problem
 

Right now, with the columns formated as "Text",
TypeName(Range("A1").value) = "String" in both worksheets
IsNumber is, of course, FALSE, in both cases.

These items are not in a valid number format.


On Thu, 12 May 2005 19:43:25 -0500, Dave Peterson
wrote:

Maybe some of the "numbers" are really numbers formatted to show the dash. And
other numbers are really text?

=isnumber(a1) and drag down (in both sheets) and compare the results.

wrote:

This isn't really a programming problem, but it is causing my program not
to function correctly.

I have two worksheets in the same workbook which each have a column with
the same data. The data looks like:
03-01-015
03-02-192
03A-01-099
04-02-022
etc.

Not only is the data in the two columns the same, the formats are the same.
I have tried both general and text formats.

If I sort each sheet on this column by clicking on Data/Sort... the two
worksheets are sorted differently. One sheet will be sorted as shown above
while the other will be:
03-01-015
03A-01-099
03-02-192
04-02-022
etc.

All sort parameters are the same in both sorts. There is no VBA code
associated with either page.

What could be causing the difference?

How can I fix it?

Many thanks.

Sort Problem
 

One further note:

The data are real estate parcel numbers. If:
i is the row of a parcel number in Sheet1, and
j is the row of the same parcel number in Sheet2
(i and j are not the same due to the sorting problem)
then:
Range("Sheet1!A" & i)=Range("Sheet2!A" & j) is TRUE
in every case, yet the sort order is different!

Sort Problem
 

Are both lists values or formulas?

if they're simple formulas that point to another sheet, then sorting that won't
work.

wrote:

One further note:

The data are real estate parcel numbers. If:
i is the row of a parcel number in Sheet1, and
j is the row of the same parcel number in Sheet2
(i and j are not the same due to the sorting problem)
then:
Range("Sheet1!A" ? i)=Range("Sheet2!A" ? j) is TRUE
in every case, yet the sort order is different!

--

Dave Peterson

Sort Problem
 

Both lists are values, either text or general format - I've tried both

On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:01:27 -0500, Dave Peterson
wrote:

Are both lists values or formulas?

if they're simple formulas that point to another sheet, then sorting that won't
work.

wrote:

One further note:

The data are real estate parcel numbers. If:
i is the row of a parcel number in Sheet1, and
j is the row of the same parcel number in Sheet2
(i and j are not the same due to the sorting problem)
then:
Range("Sheet1!A" ? i)=Range("Sheet2!A" ? j) is TRUE
in every case, yet the sort order is different!

Sort Problem
 

I don't have any more guesses. Maybe someone will jump in with something
useful!

wrote:

Both lists are values, either text or general format - I've tried both

On Fri, 13 May 2005 10:01:27 -0500, Dave Peterson
wrote:

Are both lists values or formulas?

if they're simple formulas that point to another sheet, then sorting that won't
work.

wrote:

One further note:

The data are real estate parcel numbers. If:
i is the row of a parcel number in Sheet1, and
j is the row of the same parcel number in Sheet2
(i and j are not the same due to the sorting problem)
then:
Range("Sheet1!A" ? i)=Range("Sheet2!A" ? j) is TRUE
in every case, yet the sort order is different!

--

Dave Peterson