Maybe this is easier to read: ABC XYZ GGG
ACB XYZ GHH ABC XYZ DEF AAB XYZ GGG AAC XYZ GHH AAA XYZ DEF gives AAA XYZ DEF AAB XYZ GGG AAC XYZ GHH ABC XYZ DEF ABC XYZ GGG ACB XYZ GHH Each word is sorted in a stable way. The first word takes overall precedence. The second word takes second precedence and so on. There is no limit to the number of terms permitted in the code. Craig > On Mar 30, 2022, at 4:39 PM, Craig Newman via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Paul > > I just reread your earlier post. Did you mean concatenating as if each line > became a single long word? That would never do, of course, and is not how the > line of code works. > > Craig > >> On Mar 30, 2022, at 4:26 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> On 3/30/2022 4:13 PM, Craig Newman via use-livecode wrote: >>> A way I have always used was developed back in the HC days. Assuming you >>> have your list in the variable “yourList" >>> >>> sort lines of yourList by word 1 of each & word 2 of each & word 3 of each >>> >>> >> >> I used single letters as an example, but my text is tab delimited and each >> cell is moderately long text. >> >> I think using "word 1 of each & word 2 of each & word 3 of each" or "item 1 >> of each & item 2 of each & item 3 of each" concatenates all 3 "cells" >> together and sort by that string of characters. I think this could result in >> an invalid sort order of, for example, item 2 started with words found at >> the end of some items 1's. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
