since i know most people probaly donot what to click on links to random sites, this is the code i am using :
<!-- TWO STEPS TO INSTALL SORT DATA TABLE: 1. Copy the coding into the HEAD of your HTML document 2. Add the last code into the BODY of your HTML document --> <!-- STEP ONE: Paste this code into the HEAD of your HTML document --> <HEAD> <script LANGUAGE="Javascript"> <!-- This script and many more are available free online at --> <!-- The Javascript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com --> <!-- Begin function setDataType(cValue) { // THIS FUNCTION CONVERTS DATES AND NUMBERS FOR PROPER ARRAY // SORTING WHEN IN THE SORT FUNCTION var isDate = new Date(cValue); if (isDate == "NaN") { if (isNaN(cValue)) { // THE VALUE IS A STRING, MAKE ALL CHARACTERS IN // STRING UPPER CASE TO ASSURE PROPER A-Z SORT cValue = cValue.toUpperCase(); return cValue; } else { // VALUE IS A NUMBER, TO PREVENT STRING SORTING OF A NUMBER // ADD AN ADDITIONAL DIGIT THAT IS THE + TO THE LENGTH OF // THE NUMBER WHEN IT IS A STRING var myNum; myNum = String.fromCharCode(48 + cValue.length) + cValue; return myNum; } } else { // VALUE TO SORT IS A DATE, REMOVE ALL OF THE PUNCTUATION AND // AND RETURN THE STRING NUMBER //BUG - STRING AND NOT NUMERICAL SORT ..... // ( 1 - 10 - 11 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 41 - 5 etc.) var myDate = new String(); myDate = isDate.getFullYear() + " " ; myDate = myDate + isDate.getMonth() + " "; myDate = myDate + isDate.getDate(); + " "; myDate = myDate + isDate.getHours(); + " "; myDate = myDate + isDate.getMinutes(); + " "; myDate = myDate + isDate.getSeconds(); //myDate = String.fromCharCode(48 + myDate.length) + myDate; return myDate ; } } function sortTable(col, tableToSort) { var iCurCell = col + tableToSort.cols; var totalRows = tableToSort.rows.length; var bSort = 0; var colArray = new Array(); var oldIndex = new Array(); var indexArray = new Array(); var bArray = new Array(); var newRow; var newCell; var i; var c; var j; // ** POPULATE THE ARRAY colArray WITH CONTENTS OF THE COLUMN SELECTED for (i=1; i < tableToSort.rows.length; i++) { colArray[i - 1] = setDataType(tableToSort.cells(iCurCell).innerText); iCurCell = iCurCell + tableToSort.cols; } // ** COPY ARRAY FOR COMPARISON AFTER SORT for (i=0; i < colArray.length; i++) { bArray[i] = colArray[i]; } // ** SORT THE COLUMN ITEMS //alert ( colArray ); colArray.sort(); //alert ( colArray ); for (i=0; i < colArray.length; i++) { // LOOP THROUGH THE NEW SORTED ARRAY indexArray[i] = (i+1); for(j=0; j < bArray.length; j++) { // LOOP THROUGH THE OLD ARRAY if (colArray[i] == bArray[j]) { // WHEN THE ITEM IN THE OLD AND NEW MATCH, PLACE THE // CURRENT ROW NUMBER IN THE PROPER POSITION IN THE // NEW ORDER ARRAY SO ROWS CAN BE MOVED .... // MAKE SURE CURRENT ROW NUMBER IS NOT ALREADY IN THE // NEW ORDER ARRAY for (c=0; c<i; c++) { if ( oldIndex[c] == (j+1) ) { bSort = 1; } } if (bSort == 0) { oldIndex[i] = (j+1); } bSort = 0; } } } // ** SORTING COMPLETE, ADD NEW ROWS TO BASE OF TABLE .... for (i=0; i<oldIndex.length; i++) { newRow = tableToSort.insertRow(); for (c=0; c<tableToSort.cols; c++) { newCell = newRow.insertCell(); newCell.innerHTML = tableToSort.rows(oldIndex[i]).cells(c).innerHTML; } } //MOVE NEW ROWS TO TOP OF TABLE .... for (i=1; i<totalRows; i++) { tableToSort.moveRow((tableToSort.rows.length -1),1); } //DELETE THE OLD ROWS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE .... for (i=1; i<totalRows; i++) { tableToSort.deleteRow(); } } // End --> </script> </HEAD> <!-- STEP TWO: Copy this code into the BODY of your HTML document --> <BODY> <TABLE WIDTH="75%" BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=1 name="rsTable" id=rsTable cols=5> <TR bgcolor=mediumblue> <TD><A href="javascript:sortTable(0, rsTable);"><FONT color=white><B>ID</FONT></B></A></TD> <TD><A href="javascript:sortTable(1, rsTable);"><FONT color=white><B>NAME</FONT></B></A></TD> <TD><A href="javascript:sortTable(2, rsTable);"><FONT color=white><B>DATE</FONT></B></A></TD> <TD><A href="javascript:sortTable(3, rsTable);"><FONT color=white><B>PHONE</FONT></B></A></TD> <TD><A href="javascript:sortTable(4, rsTable);"><FONT color=white><B>WORKFLOW</FONT></B></A></TD> </TR></FONT> <TR> <TD>1</TD> <TD>Andy Berry</TD> <TD>4/9/72</TD> <TD>763-555-1212</TD> <TD>REVIEW</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2</TD> <TD>Dan Developer</TD> <TD>9/3/63</TD> <TD>215-555-1400</TD> <TD>SAME</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>3</TD> <TD>John Javascript</TD> <TD>3/4/71</TD> <TD>612-555-0987</TD> <TD>REVIEW</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>4</TD> <TD>Jerry JSPage</TD> <TD>8/2/71</TD> <TD>215-555-7654</TD> <TD>SAME</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>5</TD> <TD>Mary Mainframe</TD> <TD>3/28/70</TD> <TD>763-555-8295</TD> <TD>REVIEW</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>6</TD> <TD>Elaine Ecommerce</TD> <TD>2/28/29</TD> <TD>612-555-1338</TD> <TD>REVIEW</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>7</TD> <TD>John Smith</TD> <TD>12/31/00</TD> <TD>610-555-0987</TD> <TD>SAME</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>8</TD> <TD>Candy Coder</TD> <TD>4/1/70</TD> <TD>000-555-9099</TD> <TD>SAME</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>9</TD> <TD>Pippy Long Stocking</TD> <TD>1/1/30</TD> <TD>613-555-1338</TD> <TD>DIFFERENT</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>10</TD> <TD>111222</TD> <TD>2/2/01</TD> <TD>345-555-7654</TD> <TD>DIFFERENT</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>11</TD> <TD>Apple Man</TD> <TD>3/13/74</TD> <TD>215-555-4043</TD> <TD>DIFFERENT</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <p><center> <font face="arial, helvetica" size"-2">Free Javascripts provided<br> by <a href="http://javascriptsource.com">The Javascript Source</a></font> </center><p> <!-- Script Size: 7.51 KB -->
for some reason the code only works for IE, is there an easy way to get this code to work for other browsers such as Firefox or saffari? Thanks!

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