>>>> 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.
Please explain... That's the last conclusion I thought anyone would be able to reach. - B -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
