# Rank Datatype

**URL:** <https://forum.loinc.org/t/rank-datatype/898>\
**Category:** bug-report\
**Created:** [April 4, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/rank-datatype/898 "2016-04-04T02:59:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vchoi](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a9adbd/32.png) [@vchoi](https://forum.loinc.org/u/vchoi)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/rank-datatype/898/1 "2016-04-04T02:59:03Z")

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1. 6.12
2. Windows 7 Pro
3. Rank is treated as a string, not an integer, so that a search for Rank:[1 TO 2] yields ranks 1-22, 10-19, 100-199, 1000-1999, while a search for Rank:[1 TO 50] yields ranks 1-5, 10-50, 100-499, 1000-2017. Instead, a search for Rank:[1 TO 2] should yield ranks 1-2, and a search for Rank:[1 TO 50] should yield ranks 1-50, etc.
4. N/A

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**Author:** ![jhook](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jhook](https://forum.loinc.org/u/jhook)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/rank-datatype/898/2 "2016-04-05T09:20:11Z")

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Thank you for reporting this issue with the RELMA program. I have confirmed that the behavior that you are reporting is an issue with RELMA version 6.12. I have added this issue to our internal list of bugs and issues that need correction.

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**Author:** ![vchoi](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/a9adbd/32.png) [@vchoi](https://forum.loinc.org/u/vchoi)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/rank-datatype/898/3 "2016-05-18T03:30:00Z")

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Hi, I would like to add that this behaviour is also present in the “Component” column (and perhaps others as well).

CURRENT: Influenza virus A H10, H11, H12… are listed before H2, H3, H4, etc.

IDEAL: Influenza virus A H1, H2, H3, H4… H10, H11, H12…

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.loinc.org/uploads/default/original/1X/dbab97ce9b2987d788a376e254fcaae249f3b672.png) [@system](https://forum.loinc.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/rank-datatype/898/4 "2023-06-23T15:36:35Z")

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