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> var ts_month_map = {};
> 
> ts_month_map["jan"] = "01";
> ts_month_map["feb"] = "02";
> ts_month_map["mar"] = "03";
> ts_month_map["apr"] = "04";
> ts_month_map["may"] = "05";
> ts_month_map["jun"] = "06";
> ts_month_map["jul"] = "07";
> ts_month_map["aug"] = "08";
> ts_month_map["sep"] = "09";
> ts_month_map["oct"] = "10";
> ts_month_map["nov"] = "11";
> ts_month_map["dec"] = "12";
> 
> ts_month_map["january"] = "01";
> ts_month_map["february"] = "02";
> ts_month_map["march"] = "03";
> ts_month_map["april"] = "04";
> ts_month_map["may"] = "05";
> ts_month_map["june"] = "06";
> ts_month_map["july"] = "07";
> ts_month_map["august"] = "08";
> ts_month_map["september"] = "09";
> ts_month_map["october"] = "10";
> ts_month_map["november"] = "11";
> ts_month_map["december"] = "12";
> 
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< 	if (typeof el == "string") return el;
---
> 	if (typeof el == "string") return el.replace(/^[\s]+|[\s]+$/g,"");
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< 	if (el.textContent) return el.textContent; // not needed but it is faster
< 	if (el.innerText) return el.innerText;     // IE doesn't have textContent
---
> 	if (el.textContent) return el.textContent.replace(/^[\s]+|[\s]+$/g,""); // not needed but it is faster
> 	if (el.innerText) return el.innerText.replace(/^[\s]+|[\s]+$/g,"");     // IE doesn't have textContent
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< 	return str;
---
> 	return str.replace(/^[\s]+|[\s]+$/g,""); // trim
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< 	if (itm.match(/^\d\d[\/. -][a-zA-Z]{3}[\/. -]\d\d\d\d$/))
---
>   	if (itm.match(/^\d{2}[\/. -][a-zA-Z]+?[\/. -]\d{4}$/)) // DD-[Jan|January]-YYYY
> 		sortfn = ts_sort_date;
>   	else if (itm.match(/^\d{4}[\/. -][a-zA-Z]+?[\/. -]\d{2}$/)) // YYYY-[Jan|January]-DD
> 		sortfn = ts_sort_date;
> 	else if (itm.match(/^\d{4}, \d{2} [a-zA-Z]+?$/)) // YYYY, DD [Jan|January]
> 		sortfn = ts_sort_date;
> 	else if (itm.match(/^[a-zA-Z]+? \d{2}, \d{4}$/)) // [Jan|January] DD, YYYY
> 		sortfn = ts_sort_date;
>     else if (itm.match(/^\d{4}[\/. -]\d{2}[\/. -]\d{2}$/)) // YYYY-MM-DD
> 		sortfn = ts_sort_date;
> 	else if (itm.match(/^\d{2}[\/. -]\d{2}[\/. -]\d{4}$/)) // MM-DD-YYYY
> 		sortfn = ts_sort_date;
> 	else if (itm.match(/^\d{2}[\/. -]\d{2}[\/. -]\d{2}$/)) // MM-DD-YY
> 		sortfn = ts_sort_date;
> 	else if (itm.match(/^\d{2}:\d{2}, [a-zA-Z]+? \d{2}, \d{4}$/)) // hh:ss, January DD, YYYY
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< 	if (itm.match(/^\d\d[\/.-]\d\d[\/.-]\d\d\d\d$/))
---
> 	else if (itm.match(/^\d{2}:\d{2}, \d{2} [a-zA-Z]+? \d{4}$/)) // hh:ss, DD January YYYY
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< 	if (itm.match(/^\d\d[\/.-]\d\d[\/.-]\d\d$/))
---
> 	else if (itm.match(/^\d{2}:\d{2}, \d{4} [a-zA-Z]+? \d{2}$/)) // hh:ss, YYYY January DD
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< 	if (itm.match(/^[\u00a3$\u20ac]/)) // pound dollar euro
---
> 	else if (itm.match(/^\d{4}[\/.-]\d{2}[\/.-]\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$/)) // YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss
> 		sortfn = ts_sort_date;
> 	else if (itm.match(/^[\u00a3$\u20ac]/)) // pound dollar euro
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< 	if (itm.match(/^[\d.,]+\%?$/))
---
> 	else if (itm.match(/^[\d.,]+\%?$/))
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< function ts_dateToSortKey(date) {	
---
> function ts_dateToSortKey(date) {
>     var second = "00";
>     var minute = "00";
>     var hour = "00";
>     var day = "00";
>     var month = "00";
>     var year = "0000";
>     var matched = false;
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< 	if (date.length == 11) {
< 		switch (date.substr(3,3).toLowerCase()) {
< 			case "jan": var month = "01"; break;
< 			case "feb": var month = "02"; break;
< 			case "mar": var month = "03"; break;
< 			case "apr": var month = "04"; break;
< 			case "may": var month = "05"; break;
< 			case "jun": var month = "06"; break;
< 			case "jul": var month = "07"; break;
< 			case "aug": var month = "08"; break;
< 			case "sep": var month = "09"; break;
< 			case "oct": var month = "10"; break;
< 			case "nov": var month = "11"; break;
< 			case "dec": var month = "12"; break;
< 			// default: var month = "00";
< 		}
< 		return date.substr(7,4)+month+date.substr(0,2);
< 	} else if (date.length == 10) {
< 		if (ts_europeandate == false) {
< 			return date.substr(6,4)+date.substr(0,2)+date.substr(3,2);
< 		} else {
< 			return date.substr(6,4)+date.substr(3,2)+date.substr(0,2);
< 		}
< 	} else if (date.length == 8) {
< 		yr = date.substr(6,2);
< 		if (parseInt(yr) < 50) { 
< 			yr = '20'+yr; 
< 		} else { 
< 			yr = '19'+yr; 
< 		}
< 		if (ts_europeandate == true) {
< 			return yr+date.substr(3,2)+date.substr(0,2);
< 		} else {
< 			return yr+date.substr(0,2)+date.substr(3,2);
< 		}
< 	}
< 	return "00000000";
---
>   	if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{2})[\/. -]([a-zA-Z]+?)[\/. -](\d{4})$/)) { // DD-[Jan|January]-YYYY
>   	    day = matched[1];
>         month = ts_month_map[matched[2].toLowerCase()] || "00";
>         year = matched[3];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{4})[\/. -]([a-zA-Z]+?)[\/. -](\d{2})$/)) { // YYYY-[Jan|January]-DD
> 	    day = matched[3];
>         month = ts_month_map[matched[2].toLowerCase()] || "00";
>         year = matched[1];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{4}), (\d{2}) ([a-zA-Z]+?)$/)) { // YYYY, DD [Jan|January]
> 	    day = matched[2];
>         month = ts_month_map[matched[3].toLowerCase()] || "00";
>         year = matched[1];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^([a-zA-Z]+?) (\d{2}), (\d{4})$/)) { // [Jan|January] DD, YYYY
> 	    day = matched[2];
>         month = ts_month_map[matched[1].toLowerCase()] || "00";
>         year = matched[3];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{2})[\/. -](\d{2})[\/. -](\d{4})$/)) { // MM-DD-YYYY
> 	    day = matched[2];
>         month = matched[1];
>         year = matched[3];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{4})[\/. -](\d{2})[\/. -](\d{2})$/)) { // YYYY-MM-DD
> 	    day = matched[3];
>         month = matched[2];
>         year = matched[1];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{2})[\/. -](\d{2})[\/. -](\d{2})$/)) { // MM-DD-YY
> 	    day = matched[2];
>         month = matched[1];
>         year = (parseInt(matched[3]) < 50) ? '20'+matched[3] : '19'+matched[3];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{2}):(\d{2}), ([a-zA-Z]+?) (\d{2}), (\d{4})$/)) { // hh:mm, January DD, YYYY
>         minute = matched[2];
>         hour = matched[1];
> 	    day = matched[4];
>         month = ts_month_map[matched[3].toLowerCase()] || "00";
>         year = matched[5];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{2}):(\d{2}), (\d{2}) ([a-zA-Z]+?) (\d{4})$/)) { // hh:mm, DD January YYYY
>         minute = matched[2];
>         hour = matched[1];
> 	    day = matched[3];
>         month = ts_month_map[matched[4].toLowerCase()] || "00";
>         year = matched[5];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{2}):(\d{2}), (\d{4}) ([a-zA-Z]+?) (\d{2})$/)) { // hh:mm, YYYY January DD
>         minute = matched[2];
>         hour = matched[1];
> 	    day = matched[5];
>         month = ts_month_map[matched[4].toLowerCase()] || "00";
>         year = matched[3];
>     } else if (matched = date.match(/^(\d{4})[\/.-](\d{2})[\/.-](\d{2})T(\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})$/)) { // YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss
>         minute = matched[6];
>         minute = matched[5];
>         hour = matched[4];
> 	    day = matched[3];
>         month = matched[2];
>         year = matched[1];
>     }
> 	return year+month+day+hour+minute+second;