RE: RE: [xsl] Unusual Sort

[cknell@xxxxxxxxxx]

A note on spelling; while we in the US ordinarily say the word phonetically as "sof-more", spelling it as "sophmore" is, well, unconventional. The standard spelling is "sophomore". This is important if the alphabetical sort gets that far down into the word.
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Charles Knell
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-----Original Message-----
From:     Williamson, Chris <cwilliamson@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent:     Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:11:20 -0400
To:       "'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:  RE: [xsl] Unusual Sort

Is this not pretty much standard throughout the world or atleast common
knowledge?   The order is Freshman, Sophmore, Junior, Senior, Graduate.  For
Highschool, numerically that would be grade 9,10,11,12.  What's the uk
scale?

Chris


-----Original Message-----
From: David Carlisle [mailto:davidc@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:02 AM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [xsl] Unusual Sort



  I haven't tried.. But this should create a problem for 'S'ophmore and
  'S'enior..right?

Well there wasn't a Senior in the example you tried (and I have no idea what
the possible grades are, or in what order they are, these names don't seem
to have made it into english english:-)

If Sophmore comes after Senior you are fine as 
Bophmore comes after Benior
but if you want them in the other order:

<xsl:sort select="translate('FSJo','ABCa',grade)"/>

Then

Baphmare comes before Beniar

so Sophmore would then sort before 'Senior

David

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