Custom sorting on Link column

Suite and Optimus Suite 5
#1

I have a grid where i have a columns displaying text, but with an underlying link loaded from xml, see example:

<rows>
<row id="1">
<cell>
<![CDATA[
<a href='processes_management_new.cfm?ID=AB73DB0A-16E6-88E3-2C18C5227436F730'><img src=/ao_includes/version1_0/dhtmlx/dhtmlxTree/codebase/imgs/csh_dhx_skyblue/_process.png border=0 alt=Hoofdproces></a>
]]>
</cell>
<cell>
<![CDATA[
<a href='processes_management_new.cfm?ID=AB73DB0A-16E6-88E3-2C18C5227436F730' style="color:black;">Bedrijfsdoelstellingen</a>
]]>
</cell>
<cell>0.3</cell>
<cell>Hoofdproces</cell>
<cell>Goedgekeurd</cell>
<cell>06/04/2009</cell>
<cell>06/04/2009</cell>
<cell>Marc Steentjes MFP</cell>
<cell>
<![CDATA[ ]]>
</cell>
<cell>
<![CDATA[
<a href="javascript:deleteItem('AB73DB0A-16E6-88E3-2C18C5227436F730',1);"><img src=/ao_includes/version1_0/layouts/images/icons/delete.png border=0></a>
]]>
</cell>
</row>

Now I want to order on the text, but it orders on the text in the cdata.
How can i have this working correctly?

#2

Please, try to use the “link” exCell which allows to sort your links correctly.
Otherwise you will have to cut off all the unnecessary chars in your custom sorting function manually.