--- index.php.org	2006-03-21 14:44:09.000000000 +0100
+++ index.php	2006-08-15 03:51:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -93,16 +93,16 @@
 
   if (!preg_match('/^[a-z_]+$/i',$order) || !preg_match('/^(asc|desc)$/i',$sort))
   {
-    $sortmethod = "ORDER BY ticket_priority ASC, CASE WHEN ticket_due THEN ticket_due ELSE '2100-01-01' END ASC, ticket_id ASC";
+    $sortmethod = "ORDER BY ticket_priority ASC, coalesce(ticket_due,'2100-01-01') ASC, ticket_id ASC";
   }
   else
   {
     if ($order == 'ticket_priority' && $sort == 'ASC') {
-	$sortmethod = "ORDER BY ticket_priority ASC, CASE WHEN ticket_due THEN ticket_due ELSE '2100-01-01' END ASC, ticket_id ASC";
+	$sortmethod = "ORDER BY ticket_priority ASC, coalesce(ticket_due,'2100-01-01') ASC, ticket_id ASC";
     } elseif ($order == 'ticket_due') {
-	$sortmethod = "ORDER BY CASE WHEN ticket_due THEN ticket_due ELSE '2100-01-01' END $sort, ticket_priority ASC, ticket_id ASC";
+	$sortmethod = "ORDER BY coalesce(ticket_due,'2100-01-01') $sort, ticket_priority ASC, ticket_id ASC";
     } else {
-	$sortmethod = "ORDER BY $order $sort, ticket_priority ASC, CASE WHEN ticket_due THEN ticket_due ELSE '2100-01-01' END ASC, ticket_id ASC";
+	$sortmethod = "ORDER BY $order $sort, ticket_priority ASC, coalesce(ticket_due,'2100-01-01') ASC, ticket_id ASC";
     }
   }
   $db = clone($GLOBALS['phpgw']->db);