Numeric Sort

plw

How do I get the seond column to sort numerically please? I have tried this but it isn't working

$(document).ready(function () {
$(".UseDataTables").dataTable({ "bFilter": false,
"aaSorting": [[1, "asc"]],
"aoColumns": [
{ "bSortable": false }, // <-- disable sorting
{ "sType": "numeric" },
null,
null,
null,
null,
null,
{ "bSortable": false }, // <-- disable sorting
]
});
});

It starting of ascending which is correct but tehn I can't change the order of that column - thanks

allan

You should never need to set the columns.type option. If DataTables doesn't auto-detect it, then it won't be able to sort it, even if you force it to use numeric type.

Since there is something else happening here and as noted in the forum rules, please post a link to a running test case showing the issue so we can offer some help. Information on how to create a test case (if you aren't able to link to the page you are working on) is available here.

Allan

plw

I have just tried

$(document).ready(function () {
$(".UseDataTables").dataTable({ "bFilter": false,
"aaSorting": [[1, "asc"]],
"aoColumns": [
{ "bSortable": false }, // <-- disable sorting
{ "type": "num" },
null,
null,
null,
null,
null,
null,
null,
null,
{ "bSortable": false }, // <-- disable sorting
]
});
});

But still not working

tangerine

Please read Allan's reply above.

kthorngren

Do you have something other than numbers in that column? If the type detection Allan described doesn't work then you likely have other types of data in that column.

Kevin

plw

Does this help?

Ltd
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plw

I also have another problem. The first <tr> entry is hidden which is causing the count to be one out. s there a way of doing something about that? I thought that was causing the sort problem but it is still wrong even when I remove that <tr> entry

plw

<table class="UseDataTables" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">
<thead>
    <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td><h2>Staff ID</h2></td>
    <td><h2>First Name</h2></td>
    <td><h2>Last Name</h2></td>
    <td><h2>Branch</h2></td>
    <td><h2>Job Title</h2></td>
    <td><h2>Phone</h2></td>
    <td><h2>Email Address</h2></td>
    <td><h2>Password</h2></td>
    <td><h2>Status</h2></td>
    <td><input type="button" value="Add New" onclick="DisplayAddNew()" name="B1"></td>
    </tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
   <tr id="AddRow" style="display:none;">
    <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td align="center"></td>
    <td><h4><input type="text" name="FirstName0" id="FirstName0" size="20" maxlength="50" value=""></h4></td>
    <td><h4><input type="text" name="LastName0" id="LastName0" size="20" maxlength="50" value=""></h4></td>
    <td><h4>
        <select size="1" name="Branch0" id="Branch0" required><option value="">- Select -</option>
    <%  
            rst_branch.Movefirst                                                            
            do while not rst_branch.Eof 
    %>
                <option value='<% response.write(rst_branch.fields("Id"))%>'><% response.write(rst_branch.fields("Branch"))%></option>
    <%                                                                      
                rst_branch.Movenext
            loop
    %>                                                                  
        </select>                                                                       
        </h4>
    </td>
    <td><h4><input type="text" name="JobTitle0" id="JobTitle0" size="20" maxlength="50" value=""></h4></td>
    <td><h4><input type="text" name="Phone0" id="Phone0" size="20" maxlength="50" value=""></h4></td>
    <td><h4><input type="text" name="EmailAddress0" id="EmailAddress0" size="20" maxlength="50" value=""></h4></td>
    <td><h4><input type="text" name="Password0" id="Password0" size="20" maxlength="50" value=""></h4></td>
    <td><h4>
        <select name="Status0" id="Status0">
                        <option value="Activated">Activated</option>
            <option value="Deactivated">Deactivated</option>
        </select>
        </h4>
    </td>
    <td><input type="button" value="Save" onclick="JavaScript: UpdateStaff(0)" name="Save"></td>
   </tr> 
   <%
    Do Until rstList.EOF
   %>
       <tr>
        <td align="center"><img border="0" src="../../icons/DUSTBIN-SML.png"  title="Delete"  onclick="Delete(<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>)"></td>
        <td><h4><% response.write(trim(rstList.Fields("StaffID"))) %></h4></td>
        <td><h4><span style="display: none"><% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("FirstName")))) %></span><input type="text" name="FirstName<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" id="FirstName<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" size="20" maxlength="50" value="<% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("FirstName")))) %>"></h4></td>
        <td><span style="display: none"><% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("LastName")))) %></span><h4><input type="text" name="LastName<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" id="LastName<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" size="20" maxlength="50" value="<% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("LastName")))) %>"></h4></td>
        <td><h4>
            <select size="1" name="Branch<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" id="Branch<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" required>
                <option value="">- Select -</option>
                <%  
                rst_branch.Movefirst                                                            
                do while not rst_branch.Eof                                                                             %>
                    <option value="<% response.write(rst_branch.fields("Id"))%>" <% if trim(rstList.Fields("Branch")) = trim(rst_branch.fields("Id")) Then Response.Write("selected") End If %> ><% response.write(rst_branch.fields("Branch"))%></option>
               <%                                                                       
                    rst_branch.Movenext
                loop
               %>                                                                   
            </select>                                                                       
            </h4>
        </td>                                                                           
        <td><span style="display: none"><% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("JobTitle")))) %></span><h4><input type="text" name="JobTitle<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" id="JobTitle<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" size="20" maxlength="50" value="<% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("JobTitle")))) %>"></h4></td>
        <td><span style="display: none"><% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("Phone")))) %></span><h4><input type="text" name="Phone<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" id="Phone<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" size="20" maxlength="50" value="<% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("Phone")))) %>"></h4></td>
        <td><span style="display: none"><% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("EmailAddress")))) %></span><h4><input type="text" name="EmailAddress<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" id="EmailAddress<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" size="20" maxlength="50" value="<% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("EmailAddress")))) %>"></h4></td>
        <td><span style="display: none"><% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("Password")))) %></span><h4><input type="text" name="Password<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" id="Password<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" size="20" maxlength="50" value="<% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("Password")))) %>"></h4></td>
        <td><span style="display: none"><% response.write(trim(Server.HTMLEncode("" & rstList.Fields("Status")))) %></span><h4>
            <select name="Status<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>" id="Status<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>">
                <option <% If rstList.Fields("Status") = "Activated" Then Response.Write("selected") End If %> value="Activated">Activated</option>
                <option <% If rstList.Fields("Status") = "Deactivated" Then Response.Write("selected") End If %> value="Deactivated">Deacativated</option>
            </select>
            </h4></td>
        <td><input type="button" value="Update" onclick="JavaScript: UpdateStaff(<% = rstList.Fields("StaffID") %>)" name="Update"></td>                           </tr> 
    <%
               rstList.MoveNext
            Loop 
        %>

</tbody>
</table>

Is the table

plw

I have moved the Add new entry to a seperate table which has solved the count problem so it is now just the numeric sort which is a problem

plw

Problem solved - it doesn't like the

surrounding it