Carl Read wrote: >On 25-Jul-02, Ed Dana wrote: > >>Maybe the algorithm is something similar to what's used for some >>compression schemes? >> > >Getting the unique values from a string would be simple. Just have an >array of 256 flags and tick them as found based on the char values as >you parse once through the string. Blocks of mixed datatypes >wouldn't be quite so easy though... >
Of course, but somehow I think I'll need to sort more than 256 things, some day. :) -- Sincerely, | Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says Ed Dana | differently is selling something. Software Developer | -- The Princess Bride. 1Ghz Athlon Amiga | =========== http://members.cox.net/edanaii/Home/Default.html =========== -- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the subject, without the quotes.
