Or, if you are sorting in a pipe, create a separate sort key and retain the original unmolested addresses.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 8:49 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Sort IP addresses > > On Tuesday, 05/24/2011 at 11:30 EDT, Dave Jones > <d...@vsoft-software.com> > wrote: > > num1 = right(num1,3,'0') > > num2 = right(num2,3,'0') > > num3 = right(num3,3,'0') > > num4 = right(num4,3,'0') > > padded_IP_addr.i = num1 || '.' || num2 || '.' || num3 || '.' || num4 > > That's ok for an intermediate result for sorting, but dogma > requires that include "i" in there so that you can relate it > back to the original list. > A dotted-quad element with leading zeros is traditionally > interpreted as octal. > > Alan Altmark > > z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant > IBM System Lab Services and Training > ibm.com/systems/services/labservices > office: 607.429.3323 > mobile; 607.321.7556 > alan_altm...@us.ibm.com > IBM Endicott >
