[OS X TeX] Bibtex reference order

[Leslie W Morland]

Following a manual, I have used

@preamble{"\newcommand{noopsort}[1]{#1}"}

with and without #1, then in bib entry

year = {\noopsort{1969a}1969},

and a variety of versions with different brace arrangements and
" " pairs, to get this listed ahead of same author/year paper with
1969b.

Some give numerous latex errors, some the one bibtex error, and some no 
errors, but they give the year as (1969a1969) in both citation and list.

How do I eliminate the 1969a from both; only there to sort order as 
advised by manual.

With thanks in advance. Happy Xmas from Dallas.

Leslie


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