I'm not familiar with the particular 'sorting' thing you're doing, but if the first things works, then the second should work in 1.9 if you use the correct synt

I'm not familiar with the particular 'sorting' thing you're doing, but if the first things works, then the second should work in 1.9 if you use the correct syntax -- you have an extra colon. It should be: list.sorting = {name: 'ASC'}