Hi Bob, Yes, I was looking into the binary sort idea. It’s too bad that isn’t just a built-in function for LC. I’m not sure it’s worth that kind of effort for my particular case.
Thanks, Rick > On May 16, 2022, at 6:44 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > So this has got me thinking. Apparently what I am calling Divide and Conquer > is really called a binary sort. I have looked up on the interwebs to > calculate the maximum number of iterations for a given number of values, but > it seems that all the formulas offered up use functions for C. I am trying to > figure out what a basic math formula for this is, given n values. > > Bob 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
