MySQL Bugs: #7032: MySqlDateTime in Datatables sorting by Text, not Date.

Bug #7032	MySqlDateTime in Datatables sorting by Text, not Date.
Submitted:	6 Dec 2004 10:20	Modified:	9 Dec 2004 18:49
Reporter:	Barry Zubel	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	Connector / NET	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	1.0.2	OS:	Windows (WinXP)
Assigned to:	Reggie Burnett	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
Dates displayed in a datatable sort by a string comparison when the column header is clicked to perform a sort.

How to repeat:
Okay, an odd one that I've probably managed to screw up myself (tee hee).

The following extracted code should reproduce the problem: (parts removed for brevity)

sSql = "SELECT DATECOLUMN, SOMEOTHERFIELD FROM YOURTABLE ORDER BY SOMEOTHERFIELD ASC" (where DATECOLUMN is a DATE or DATETIME Mysql Type, SOMEOTHERFIELD can be
anything)

...
(instantiate connector, command, and dataadapter and fill datatable with
results)
...

myDataGrid.DataSource = myDataTable

Now the important thing is to have source data that spans several months. When the datagrid is displayed, simply click on the DATECOLUMN column header to resort by date ascending or descending.

I have found that the DataTable actually seems to text-sort, instead of date-sort.

For example, The dates:

01/10/2004
01/11/2004
02/10/2004
02/11/2004

Will appear IN THAT ORDER, instead of the more logical (and expected):

01/10/2004
02/10/2004
01/11/2004
02/11/2004

(Based on the UK date format, which is DD/MM/YYYY)

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