I think one has to make multiple passes - the doc say for "sort container":
*The sort container command is a stable sort. This means that if the sortKey for two items or lines is the same, sorting does not change their order, so you can do two successive sorts to create subcategories within the major sort categories.* * * * Tip: To create a custom sort order, use the eachkeyword to pass each line or item to a custom function. The valuereturned by the function is used as the sort key for that line or item. Note that it is not currently possible to debug custom sort functions, and doing so could make the IDE unstable. It is recommended to use logging messages instead.* On 9 January 2012 20:33, Marty Knapp <martykn...@comcast.net> wrote: > I have a list that I'm currently sorting as follows: > > --item 2 may be a word or a number > --item 1 is a date > > sort the lines of myList by item 2 of each --sort any words alphabetically > sort the lines of myList numeric by item 2 of each --sort the numbers (any > words go to the top of the list in the order provided in the first step) > sort the lines of myList dateTime by item 1 of each --sort by date > > While this gives me what I need, is there a faster way to do this? > > Thanks, > Marty > > ______________________________**_________________ > 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<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > -- Stephen Barncard San Francisco Ca. USA more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> _______________________________________________ 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
