Patricia Hinman wrote:
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> Does anyone know of a routine that will sort arrays by
> size. I need to sort any number of given arrays, and
> operate on the largest to the smallest.
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> I've just recently learned of the
> @nums = sort{$a<=>$b} @numbers;
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> hope the answer for arrays is as simple
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> On Monday, July 8, 2002, at 12:46 AM, Todd Wade wrote:
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On Monday, July 8, 2002, at 12:46 AM, Todd Wade wrote:
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> "Patricia Hinman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> Does anyone know of a routine that will sort arrays by
>> size. I need to sort any number of given arrays, and
>> operate on the l
Hi Patricia,
Whilst this does not answer your question in full it should act as a
starting point.
@array = qw(1 2 3 4); # four elements
print $#array+1; # will print 4
HTH
Toby
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> Does anyone kn
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> Does anyone know of a routine that will sort arrays by
> size. I need to sort any number of given arrays, and
> operate on the largest to the smallest.
>
> I've just recently learned of the
> @n
