Sorting Issue - not working as expected

kweaver

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I have a simple sheet that looks like this:

Sort1.jpg


more data

Sort2.jpg


And, I'm using the following code within other code in VBA:

Code:
 With ActiveSheet.Sort
     .SortFields.Add Key:=Range("J1"), Order:=xlAscending
     .SortFields.Add Key:=Range("C1"), Order:=xlAscending
     .SetRange Range("A1:V" & LRX)
     .Header = xlYes
     .Apply
End With

LRX is 39 in the sample case above.

I want the data to be ordered by DATE (J column), then ordered by the values in the C column, but I'm getting this strange result:

Sort3.jpg


Even when I do the reverse sort keys, I still get a mix up of the data.

Sort4.jpg
 
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Excel Facts

What does custom number format of ;;; mean?
Three semi-colons will hide the value in the cell. Although most people use white font instead.
I can't see anything strange about your result, it sorted by date & then by col C.

I would also suggest adding this line
Code:
 With ActiveSheet.Sort
     [COLOR=#ff0000].SortFields.Clear[/COLOR]
     .SortFields.Add Key:=Range("J1"), Order:=xlAscending
Otherwise you could end up with the situation where the workbook needs to be repaired.
 
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You're welcome & thanks for the feedback
 
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