On: Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 06:17:58PM -0500,Glenn Knickerbocker Wrote: } I have records with unpadded numbers I want to sort on. I can assume } some maximum length and go character by character:
[...] } Or, again assuming some maximum length, I can stick a padded copy of the } number on the left: } } ... | specs ws . w1 of af 1 1.4 right 1-* n | sort | not chop 4 | ... } } Have I overlooked some more straightforward and more general method? Thats probably what I would do except I would pad with zeros. -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red, Shasta & Casey (RIP), Red & Zero, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L