From: Zenki Nine Date: 2008-01-23T14:22:10+09:00 Subject: Alphabetizing Hi, I'm trying to write a code where I can alphabetize the players last_name with its batting average players_avg= << PLAYERS Barry Bonds, .293 Mike Gallego, .263 Ichiro Suzuki, .396 Tony Gwynn, .403 Alex Rodriguez, .310 PLAYERS players = presidents_avg.strip.collect { |players| players.strip }.compact #initialiating players_by_last_name with an empty array players_by_last_name = [] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.