Multi key sort

[SiteMaze]

Hello,

How to do a multikey sort of a 2d array?

I want to sort a CSV file, so I read the file to a 2d array. Then I want to do a mutikey sort, first sort by column A, then by column B.

I have search the forum and all it came up is one level sort.

Thanks in advance.

[weaponx]

This didn't work for you?

#include <Array.au3>

Dim $array[4][2]

$array[0][0] = "A"
$array[0][1] = "Z"

$array[1][0] = "B"
$array[1][1] = "A"

$array[2][0] = "C"
$array[2][1] = "A"

$array[3][0] = "A"
$array[3][1] = "B"

;_ArrayDisplay($array)

_ArraySort($array, 0,0,0,2,0)

_ArrayDisplay($array)

Edited January 2, 2008 by weaponx

[randallc]

Hi,

(btw @ WeaponX, that sort only sort sequentialy on one column at a time, I think, not on subsorts for matching rows?)

See the link in my signature for Attay2D; I think the zip file wih examples is still there too.

PM me if an problems; it is aalso udes to show it is woking in the script SearchMIner in the display; it has to be converted to ArrayOfStrings by the fnction first; I had it in "Au3" pure if you can't use vbs for any reason, but it was slow on large sorts.

best Randall

$i_ColSortIndex = "2|-5|3";,[numbered by base 1 (ie first col number is "1")] [Sorts on cols 2,4,3 {DESC on 4 as NEGATIVE}]
;===============================================================================
$timerstamp3 = TimerInit()
_Array2D1DFieldSortSt($ar_TempSingle, $i_ColSortIndex);_Array2D1DFieldSortSt

[or serach forum on "subsort"]

Edited January 2, 2008 by randallc

[weaponx]

The example I posted works as expected.

[randallc]

Hi,

Not sure what you are saying?

Do you really believe simple "ArraySort" has such a capability except by coincidence?

How yould yo get this to sort on cols 1, then with subsort on 3?

; SubsotrtWeaponX.au3
#include <Array.au3>

Dim $array[8][4]=[["C","A","A","C"],["A","A","A","D"],["D","A","D","A"],["A","A","C","B"],["C","A","A","C"],["A","A","A","D"],["D","A","D","A"],["A","A","C","B"]]

_ArrayDisplay($array)

_ArraySort($array, 0,0,0,UBound($array,2),1)

_ArrayDisplay($array)
_ArraySort($array, 0,0,0,UBound($array,2),3)

_ArrayDisplay($array)

[weaponx]

All I said was that the example works. Maybe it is too simple.

[SiteMaze]

I haven't yet tried out the suggestions yet, but will try out soon.

I have another question: Can I achived multikey sort by merging the respective columns?

for example,

1. Merge 2d array into a 1d array [1 2 3 3, A B D C] > [1A 2B 3D 3C]

2. _ArraySort on 1d array

What are the drawbacks?

[randallc]

Hi,

I think then it will only sort by string values, and only if lengths of each item are the same.

Best, randall