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xabierpayet
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sorting files

Post by xabierpayet »

i have this silly code example

for a=1 to 10
a$={name=rnd(10),num=rnd(10),pos=a}
next

i can sort directly a$.num or a$.pos using the sort command?
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Re: sorting files

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Sure, just use a custom callback with Sort() that compares the values and tells Hollywood which entry comes first.
xabierpayet
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Re: sorting files

Post by xabierpayet »

i´m following the example supplied in the guide, and i still with the same problem

nums={}
For a=0 To 10
nums[a]={a=Rnd(10),b=100-Rnd(10)}
NPrint(nums[a].b)
Next
Sort(nums, Function(a,b) Return(nums[a].b > nums.b) EndFunction)
NPrint("")
For k = 0 To 10
NPrint(nums[k].b)
Next
WaitLeftMouse()

why i can not to sort the nums.b array?
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Re: sorting files

Post by jPV »

Change the sort line to:
Sort(nums, Function(a,b) Return(a.b > b.b) EndFunction)

You don't compare the original nums table, but the local a and b which are given to the function.

So with you original situation you'd probaly use something like this:
Sort(nums, Function(a,b) Return(a.num > b.num) EndFunction)
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Re: sorting files

Post by xabierpayet »

Thanks for the answer, i test your example, and i have this error

Error in line 6 (Unnamed1): Table field 1.71152e-316 was not initialized!

any idea about why this happens?
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Re: sorting files

Post by jPV »

I got that kind of error with your original example, but when I changed like I said, it works for me...

So this is how it works here at least:

nums={}
For a=0 To 10
nums[a]={a=Rnd(10),b=100-Rnd(10)}
NPrint(nums[a].b)
Next
Sort(nums, Function(a,b) Return(a.b > b.b) EndFunction)
NPrint("")
For k = 0 To 10
NPrint(nums[k].b)
Next
WaitLeftMouse()
xabierpayet
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Re: sorting files

Post by xabierpayet »

nice, it´s working now, thanks a lot
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