In a macro, .Sort should give results consistent with comparison operators;
in fact, that should be the default sort order.
I finally sorted the data myself, with a bubble sort. Since it sorted based
on comparison operators, I got what I wanted, but I wasted a lot of time
trying, and failing, to use built-in methods.

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Whilst there are some inconsistencies in Excel's sort vs comparison
operators overall both systems work logically, ie likely to be of most use
to most people most of the time.

However there are also differences in comparison methods in Excel & VB/A.
IOW a VB/A bubble sort will not compare in the same way as Excel's
comparison operators with a variety of data types. Option Compare Text helps
but not entirely.

Regards,
Peter T


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In a macro, .Sort should give results consistent with comparison
operators;
in fact, that should be the default sort order.
I finally sorted the data myself, with a bubble sort. Since it sorted
based
on comparison operators, I got what I wanted, but I wasted a lot of time
trying, and failing, to use built-in methods.

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Yes, I did have to format the areas I was working with as Text in order to
for my program to work right.

"Peter T" wrote:

Whilst there are some inconsistencies in Excel's sort vs comparison
operators overall both systems work logically, ie likely to be of most use
to most people most of the time.

However there are also differences in comparison methods in Excel & VB/A.
IOW a VB/A bubble sort will not compare in the same way as Excel's
comparison operators with a variety of data types. Option Compare Text helps
but not entirely.

Regards,
Peter T


"Patricia Shannon" wrote in
message ...
In a macro, .Sort should give results consistent with comparison
operators;
in fact, that should be the default sort order.
I finally sorted the data myself, with a bubble sort. Since it sorted
based
on comparison operators, I got what I wanted, but I wasted a lot of time
trying, and failing, to use built-in methods.

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