Re: black arrays, hairy arrays, skinny arrays
It's settled, to hell with using the array idea - I've resorted to using a temp table in the database. Maybe I'll see if I could apply a stored procedure to hurry things along - that should be a fun project seeing as I have never written one yet. I still, however, would like to know if somebody runs across a method of sorting a 2 dimensional array (or a one dimensional array that holds one dimensional arrays as you all would call it ). Thanks for all of your feedback. Adam Cantrell - Original Message - From: "Dave Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 9:35 PM Subject: RE: black arrays, hairy arrays, skinny arrays > > ArraySort is horrid and ugly - it only (seems) to sort single > > dimensioned arrays, and either eats 2 dimensional ones, or does > > nothing > > > > I had to write a sort routine for my 2 dimensional ones > > None of the array functions in CF work with both dimensions of a > two-dimensional array. > > When you consider that a two-dimensional array, in CF, is simply a > one-dimensional array in which every element contains a one-dimensional > array, it makes sense that you can't sort on the outer dimension - there's > no property by which to sort! > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > -- > Archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/cf-talk > To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body. > -- Archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/cf-talk To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
RE: black arrays, hairy arrays, skinny arrays
> ArraySort is horrid and ugly - it only (seems) to sort single > dimensioned arrays, and either eats 2 dimensional ones, or does > nothing > > I had to write a sort routine for my 2 dimensional ones None of the array functions in CF work with both dimensions of a two-dimensional array. When you consider that a two-dimensional array, in CF, is simply a one-dimensional array in which every element contains a one-dimensional array, it makes sense that you can't sort on the outer dimension - there's no property by which to sort! Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 -- Archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/cf-talk To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
RE: black arrays, hairy arrays, skinny arrays
> How do I sort an array and then work with the sorted information? The > combined documentation relating to this in both of the Forta books equates > to about 10 lines. The only output I can get from the arraysort > function is > a "yes" or a "no", and after it returns "yes" and I go back to call data > from the "sorted" array - it's not sorted at all. Am I wrong to > think of a > 2 dimensional array as a spreadsheet? If I've got a 5 column, 2 > dimensional > array - is there a syntax for sorting by, let's say, the 3rd column? Here > is what I have been trying: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So what this is doing is setting a two column array, each > containing numbers > in an ascending fashion. The arraysort function on the last line (which > causes an error, hope you know what I'm attempting to do) is sorting the > array by the second column in a descending order. What am I doing wrong? > CF4.51/w2kadvanced Philip Arnold ASP Multimedia Limited T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133 "Websites for the real world" ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. ** ArraySort is horrid and ugly - it only (seems) to sort single dimentioned arrays, and either eats 2 dimentional ones, or does nothing I had to write a sort routine for my 2 dimentional ones If not, keep a dump database, make a table, insert the data, query it... voila! Ugly, but faster than writing your own sort routine. -- Archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/cf-talk To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
black arrays, hairy arrays, skinny arrays
How do I sort an array and then work with the sorted information? The combined documentation relating to this in both of the Forta books equates to about 10 lines. The only output I can get from the arraysort function is a "yes" or a "no", and after it returns "yes" and I go back to call data from the "sorted" array - it's not sorted at all. Am I wrong to think of a 2 dimensional array as a spreadsheet? If I've got a 5 column, 2 dimensional array - is there a syntax for sorting by, let's say, the 3rd column? Here is what I have been trying: So what this is doing is setting a two column array, each containing numbers in an ascending fashion. The arraysort function on the last line (which causes an error, hope you know what I'm attempting to do) is sorting the array by the second column in a descending order. What am I doing wrong? CF4.51/w2kadvanced Adam Cantrell -- Archives: http://www.eGroups.com/list/cf-talk To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
