[users] Sorting in Calc - possible to change sort order of blank cells?

2007-10-12 Thread Alan Boba
I've got a table in Calc v 2.3.0 that I'd like to sort. One of the columns to be used in the sort contains either a date value or is blank. I'd like to be able to sort the blanks before the dates. Regardless of whether I select ascending or descending sort for that column the blanks always sort

Re: [users] Sorting in Calc - possible to change sort order of blank cells?

2007-10-12 Thread Brian Barker
At 16:02 12/10/2007 -0400, Alan Boba wrote: I've got a table in Calc v 2.3.0 that I'd like to sort. One of the columns to be used in the sort contains either a date value or is blank. I'd like to be able to sort the blanks before the dates. Regardless of whether I select ascending or

Re: [users] Sorting in Calc - possible to change sort order of blank cells?

2007-10-12 Thread Alan Boba
Brian, It works. Yes the cells are empty not blank. And adding a space, , to each cell changed the sort as desired. Have to update formulas in the worksheet now that the cells are not empty to get the desired results in the formula cells. Though this solution works I would say it is not

Re: [users] Sorting in Calc - possible to change sort order of blank cells?

2007-10-12 Thread linuxmaillists
On Friday 12 October 2007 23:13:27 Alan Boba wrote: Brian, It works. Yes the cells are empty not blank. And adding a space, , to each cell changed the sort as desired. Have to update formulas in the worksheet now that the cells are not empty to get the desired results in the formula