I have multiple records in a text file in the format below (seven sample records shown). I want to sort all of them by *Author* and then, within *Author,* *Created At*. In a record, the first four lines are always just one line; however, the fifth line (*Comment*) can be up to 30-40 lines, possibly more).
Is this something that BBEdit can do? If it is, how can I do it? Howard ______________________________________________________________________________ Annotation 1: Created at: 2024-10-30 08:02 Author: Arthur Antique Type: Reply Comment: Lorem ipsum odor amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Quisque fusce placerat rutrum fusce; purus mollis nulla lobortis. Vivamus faucibus mi neque; a pretium elementum ut suscipit rutrum. Enim sapien et rutrum dictum elit habitasse porta. “Ipsum euismod fermentum facilisis quisque eu ut elementum diam.” Annotation 2: Created at: 2024-10-30 08:02 Author: Alice Underhill Type: Reply Comment: Lorem ipsum odor amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. “Interdum dictumst maecenas lacinia parturient per dignissim etiam quis.” Annotation 3: Created at: 2024-10-31 19:15 Author: Andy Absence Type: Annotation Comment: Lorem ipsum odor amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Interdum dictumst maecenas lacinia parturient per dignissim etiam quis. Asapien hendrerit curae; eu malesuada imperdiet et. Lectus taciti curabitur auctor sodales placerat. Mus consequat amet ornare ridiculus mi et ipsum. Nullam est urna interdum nunc ultricies efficitur tellus. Annotation 4: Created at: 2024-10-31 19:15 Author: Andy Absence Type: Page note Comment: Lorem ipsum odor amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Interdum dictumst maecenas lacinia parturient per dignissim etiam quis. Asapien hendrerit curae; eu malesuada imperdiet et. Lectus taciti curabitur auctor sodales placerat. Mus consequat amet ornare ridiculus mi et ipsum. Nullam est urna interdum nunc ultricies efficitur tellus. Annotation 5: Created at: 2024-10-31 19:15 Author: Andy Absence Type: Annotation Comment: Lorem ipsum odor amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Interdum dictumst maecenas lacinia parturient per dignissim etiam quis. Asapien hendrerit curae; eu malesuada imperdiet et. Lectus taciti curabitur auctor sodales placerat. Mus consequat amet ornare ridiculus mi et ipsum. Nullam est urna interdum nunc ultricies efficitur tellus. Annotation 6: Created at: 2024-11-03 19:15 Author: Audrey Afterall Type: Page note Comment: Lorem ipsum odor amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Interdum dictumst maecenas lacinia parturient per dignissim etiam quis. Asapien hendrerit curae; eu malesuada imperdiet et. Lectus taciti curabitur auctor sodales placerat. Mus consequat amet ornare ridiculus mi et ipsum. Nullam est urna interdum nunc ultricies efficitur tellus. Annotation 7: Created at: 2024-11-03 22:51 Author: Audrey Afterall Type: Annotation Comment: Lorem ipsum odor amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Interdum dictumst maecenas lacinia parturient per dignissim etiam quis. Asapien hendrerit curae; eu malesuada imperdiet et. -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or believe that the application isn't working correctly, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Mastodon: <https://mastodon.social/@bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/2ca662c0-b506-4a1d-adff-71ebf139178an%40googlegroups.com.
