> But if the field has 1M different values, then > the array will hold 1M unique strings.
The strings according to which I need to sort are unique identifiers :-( I will need to have a look at the code, but I assume that in principal it should be possible to replace the strings with sequential integers once the sorting is done? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]