Sorting in Solr

[Scott Matthews]

   I've been attempting to utilize Solr 1.1's sorting feature using the 
Syntax provided on the wiki [q=<query>;<field> (asc|desc)] but I'm 
having issues with it.  Some fields work some do not and my results seem 
to suggest that it doesn't work when there are any non-alphaNumeric 
values in the fields.  Can someone out there either confirm this or let 
me know what I may be doing wrong?  is it a matter of using a different 
analyzer setting or filter factory than the default setting for text.