help... sort list (^._.^)?

[Mariasole]

Hello everyone!
I'm trying to sort this list but I can not do it!
Where am I wrong?

i would:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaa
aaaaa
aaa

not:

aaaaaaaaa
aaaaa
aaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaa



Thank you aaaaaaaall!



Mariasole
(^._.^)?

[sefrojones]

This works(for your example at least):

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sort fld "list" descending

--sefro

[Mariasole]

This works(for your example at least):

Code: Select all

sort fld "list" descending

--sefro

Thank you Sefro!

but try in my stack:

jhfg
dòfjùgf
aaaa
aaa
aa
hfhfjghkjflkjhfgh
gjhfg
fjhljfgjhfklògh

also with your code you obtain:

jhfg
hfhfjghkjflkjhfgh
gjhfg
fjhljfgjhfklògh
dòfjùgf
aaaa
aaa
aa

and not:
hfhfjghkjflkjhfgh
fjhljfgjhfklògh
dòfjùgf
gjhfg
aaaa
jhfg
aaa
aa

why?

Thanks for the help!

Mariasole
(^._.^)?

[sefrojones]

Check out this thread here:

http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10505

--sefro

EDIT:

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sort fld "list" descending numeric by the length of each

[Mariasole]

Check out this thread here:

http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10505

--sefro

EDIT:

Code: Select all

sort fld "list" descending numeric by the length of each

Thanks sefro!
you helped me so much!
I think, however, the LiveCode Team should enhance the function of lenght sorting!

Mariasole
(^._.^)?

[Klaus]

Hola Maria,

I think, however, the LiveCode Team should enhance the function of lenght sorting!

I think this IS the best enhancement of the sorting routine:

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sort fld "list" descending numeric by the length of each

Best

Klaus

[dunbarx]

Hi.

What Klaus said. What he means may be seen in this line from the dictionary:

The sort text form sorts by the ASCII value of each character. The sort numeric form sorts by number. Use this form if the sortKey consists of numbers.

The nature of the sortKey must be considered at all times. The point might be made a little more clearly, but just know that when sorting by the "length of each", one is sorting by a numerical, not a text value. I would post a user comment, but currently, as often happens, that feature is locked out.

Craig Newman