Thread overview
sorting a file
Jan 11, 2003
jim
Jan 11, 2003
Matthew Wilson
Jan 11, 2003
jim
January 11, 2003
is there a file sort function available ?
Or, do i have to load the file into memory, sort it and then write it back.


January 11, 2003
Hi Jim

Sort it in what fashion: byte order, text-line lexical comparison?

Matthew

"jim" <x@y.com> wrote in message news:avq872$2bj4$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> is there a file sort function available ?
> Or, do i have to load the file into memory, sort it and then write it
back.
>
>


January 11, 2003
Just a good old ASCII text sort will do.


"Matthew Wilson" <dmd@synesis.com.au> wrote in message news:avq95o$2c6c$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Hi Jim
>
> Sort it in what fashion: byte order, text-line lexical comparison?
>
> Matthew
>
> "jim" <x@y.com> wrote in message news:avq872$2bj4$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > is there a file sort function available ?
> > Or, do i have to load the file into memory, sort it and then write it
> back.
> >
> >
>
>