# Search Sort using Manual Format Date

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-sort-using-manual-format-date/94739>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 27, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-sort-using-manual-format-date/94739 "2017-07-27T05:10:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![jogoinar10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jogoinar10/32/20068_2.png) [@jogoinar10](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jogoinar10)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-sort-using-manual-format-date/94739/1 "2017-07-27T05:10:54Z")

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I index a manually formatted date:

`"logtime": "07/26/2017 05:30:00"`

How to parse this so that I can use this field in sort during my search.

TIA

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/search-sort-using-manual-format-date/94739/2 "2017-08-24T05:10:56Z")

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Closed on August 24, 2017, 5:10am UTC

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