Sort Numbers as Numeric

[Michael Mantkowski]

Thanks Bas and Kelly!

Kelly's solution worked perfect.  Easy peasy in one line.

I never realized you could work a calculation into the $sort like that.

Awesome!

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Michael Mantkowski
ClienTrax Software
1-614-875-2245
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-----Original Message-----
From: omnisdev-en On Behalf Of Kelly Burgess
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 7:47 AM
To: OmnisList <omnisdev-en at lists.omnis-dev.com>
Subject: Re: Sort Numbers as Numeric

Hi Mike,

> I have a list of values in a character field like this.
> 
> A1
> 2
> 1
> B2
> 20
> 12
> 
> It Sorts like this.
> 
> 1
> 12
> 2
> 20
> A1
> B2
> 
> I want it to sort like this.
> 
> 1
> 2
> 12
> 20
> A1
> B2

Instead of the normal sort, say with Do list.$define(val)...

  # Do list.$sort($ref.val,kFalse)

prepend some zeros to the value and sort that:

  Do list.$sort(jst($ref.val,'-3P0'),kFalse) 

Kelly


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