From: Todd Benson <caduceass@...>
Date: 2008-01-26T17:30:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Alphabetizing

On Jan 23, 2008 7:36 PM, 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Zenki Nine wrote:
> > Thanks All for helping me out on this..
> >
> > Now..here's another issue..Say i want to display the retired players
> > last name in alphabetical order with its contents. Noticed this time
> > some has middle names, initials.

My golf attempt.  Please don't use this for production code...

players_avg = <<PLAYERS
Mike Anthony Gallego, 1985-1997
Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr., 1981-2001
Tony K. Gwynn, 1982-2004
Dennis Eckersley, 1975-1998
PLAYERS

puts players = players_avg.split("\n").sort_by {|i| i.scan /\w*?,/}

Todd