Re: Decoding code.

2002-10-28 Thread Patrick Salmon
You wrote: - Original Message - The algorithm used is the Guttman-Rosler Transform which is based on the Schwartzian Transform. The paper describing it can be found here: http://www.sysarch.com/perl/sort_paper.html A better way to convert IP addresses for sorting is to use pack() and unp

Re: Decoding code.

2002-10-28 Thread John W. Krahn
Patrick Salmon wrote: > > I've been working on sorting by IP Address in an output file that comprises > field1(hostname), field2(hosttype), IP Address. > > Found a very elegant solution here (http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=88719), > that I think I can re-write to suite my needs but am

RE: Decoding code.

2002-10-28 Thread Nikola Janceski
ractice to get it down the first time, but after that I am now the Sort King in my office when it comes to Perl. > -Original Message- > From: Patrick Salmon [mailto:pat@;salmonfamily.org] > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 10:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Decodin

Decoding code.

2002-10-28 Thread Patrick Salmon
I've been working on sorting by IP Address in an output file that comprises field1(hostname), field2(hosttype), IP Address. Found a very elegant solution here (http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=88719), that I think I can re-write to suite my needs but am having a tough time figuring out