Xml sort array issue

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Ive been trying to sort an xml array based on a date , and i cant get it to work ive tried a few things at this point


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function order(a, b):Number {
    trace(a.childNodes.length)
    var name1:Number = a;
    var name2:Number = b;
    trace(name1+", "+name2);
    if (name1<name2) {
        return -1;
    } else if (name1>name2) {
        return 1;
    } else {
        return 0;
    }
}
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El.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
    var childs:XMLNode = this.firstChild;
    var childTotal:Number = childs.childNodes.length;
    var sh:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes;
    _root.sh = sh;
    dropframe = [];
    for (i=0; i<sh.length; i++) {
        dropframe.push(childs.childNodes*.childNodes[8].firstChild);
    }
    dropframe.sort();
    _global.shh = childTotal;
    for (i=0; i<sh.length; i++) {
        sh.sort(dropframe);
        trace(dropframe*);
        var s:Array = sh*.childNodes;
        ids = sh*.firstChild;

and the xml


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<newshows>
    <showd>
        <id>62</id>
        <preview1>Apr 18, 2007  21:30</preview1>
        <preview2>All s Place</preview2>
        <preview3>West Hollywood, CA</preview3>
        <detail1>Apr 18th 2007 @ 8:00pm</detail1>
        <WEB>http://thegypsylounge.com/</WEB>
        <detail2>Bob's Place</detail2>
        <detail3>9081 Santa Monica Blvd %3Cbr%3EWest Hollywood,Ca.90069 %3Cbr%3E(714) 555-2222%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E %3Ca%20href=%22http://yahoo.maps.com%22%3E[Map]%3C/a%3E%3Cbr%3EInfo: $5.00%3Cbr%3E%3Cb%3E%3Cbr%3EComments:%3C/b%3E%3Cbr%3Ehttp://www.oberlin.edu/students/links-life/sco.html%3Cbr%3E</detail3>
        <dates>2004,4,18</dates>
    </showd>
    <showd>
        <id>69</id>
        <preview1>May 18, 2007  21:30</preview1>
        <preview2>All Ages @ Joes Place</preview2>
        <preview3>East Hollywood, CA</preview3>
        <detail1>May 18th 2007 @ 8:00pm</detail1>
        <WEB>http://thegypsylounge.com/</WEB>
        <detail2>Bob's Pe</detail2>
        <detail3>555 Santa Monica Blvd  %3Cbr%3E Hollywood,Ca.90069 (714) 555-2222</detail3>
        <dates>2004,5,18</dates>
    </showd>
</newshows>