>>>>> "BM" == B Maqueira <b...@ferrarihaines.com> writes:
BM> Dear all, BM> I need to sort eficiently a large array (~9000) of SNMP OIDs. BM> I am currently trying the following code: BM> my @sorted_oids = map { $_->[0] } BM> sort { $a->[1] cmp $b->[1] } BM> map { [$_, pack('w*', split(/\./, BM> $_))] } @oids; BM> But this fails since it outputs 1.3.6.1.4.1.2333.3.2.61001.1.10 before BM> than 1.3.6.1.4.1.2333.3.2.8080.1.1.1 sort::maker could do that and generate a faster sort with the GRT. just generate an array of integers (or shorts) and pack them for the key. similar to what you have there. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com ---------