Query not sorting DESC

Question

I am using the following query:

<?php $postslist = new WP_Query('meta_key=Ordermetakey&orderby=meta_value_num&order=ASC&posts_per_page=5');

To sort a small post list on the frontpage to show latest new. It needs to order them by a meta key and do this DESC. The strange thing is it shows the posts ASC even though i have put ASC in this query.

The value of the meta key is a date - time stamp: Example: 120403 = 03-04-2012

How can i make it work?

Answer 1

if you want to order it DESC put DESC in your query.

$postslist = new WP_Query('meta_key=Ordermetakey&orderby=meta_value_num&order=DESC&posts_per_page=5');