R. Joseph Newton wrote:
>
> "Dennis G. Wicks" wrote:
>
> > Greetings;
> >
> > I have a file that I need to sort and currently I am just
> > sorting it by
> >
> > @datalist = sort(@datalist);
>
> Try this:
>
> > @articles = sort {substr($a, 6) + 0 <=> substr($b, 6) + 0}
> > @files;
> >
>
"R. Joseph Newton" wrote:
Correction inline. Forgot the start param for substr()
> "Dennis G. Wicks" wrote:
>
> > Greetings;
> >
> > I have a file that I need to sort and currently I am just
> > sorting it by
> >
> > @datalist = sort(@datalist);
>
> Try this:
>
> > @articles = sort {
"Dennis G. Wicks" wrote:
> Greetings;
>
> I have a file that I need to sort and currently I am just
> sorting it by
>
> @datalist = sort(@datalist);
Try this:
> @articles = sort {substr($a, 6) + 0 <=> substr($b, 6) + 0}
> @files;
>
> but I can't figure out how to tell the sort that $
Wicks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 1:49 PM
Subject: Need help sorting by specific fields in file.
> Greetings;
>
> I have a file that I need to sort and currently I am just
> sorting it by
>
> @datalist = sor
wrote:
> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 14:14:31 -0600
> From: Eric Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Dennis G. Wicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Need help sorting by specific fields in file.
>
> Dennis,
> Not to tell you how to run your business,
On Feb 2, 2004, at 1:49 PM, Dennis G. Wicks wrote:
Greetings;
I have a file that I need to sort and currently I am just
sorting it by
@datalist = sort(@datalist);
Okay, but you're not sorting a file there. You're sorting an array.
Maybe that array was loaded from a file, but we're dealin
At 01:49 PM 2/2/04 -0600, Dennis G. Wicks wrote:
>I have a file that I need to sort and currently I am just
>sorting it by
>
> @datalist = sort(@datalist);
>
>but it will eventually have many more records and many of
>them may be quite large, but I only need to sort on the
>first six characte
Greetings;
I have a file that I need to sort and currently I am just
sorting it by
@datalist = sort(@datalist);
but it will eventually have many more records and many of
them may be quite large, but I only need to sort on the
first six characters which would be faster. Wouldn't it?
I have
