Bryan Harris wrote: > > >> My next Perl task after I get my list of one name per line, is to sort the > >> list and eliminate duplicate names. > > > > I have used the following script to sort and remove duplicate entries in flat > > text files. > > > > http://www.downloaddatabase.com/databasesoftware/db-sorter-script.htm > > Sometimes perl isn't quite the right tool for the job... > > % man sort > % man uniq
If you code it correctly (unlike the program at the URL above) then a perl version will be more efficient and faster than using sort and uniq. John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
