From: desibtis@... (Sang DeSibtis)
Date: 2001-12-30T08:37:30+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:29666] Re: How to sort  " sort -k3,3   -k9,9  file"

desibtis@hotmail.com (Sang DeSibtis) wrote in message news:<6039af6a.0112281013.54931fd4@posting.google.com>...
> nobu.nokada@softhome.net wrote in message news:<200112280539.fBS5dio13504@sharui.nakada.kanuma.tochigi.jp>...
> > Hi,
> > 
> > At Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:14:41 +0900,
> > desibtis@hotmail.com (Sang DeSibtis) wrote:
> > > How do I sort an array of lines having fix number of columns without
> > > having to pass in a block of code to the array.sort() methode ?  I
> > > would like the output to be like the subject line--sort column 3 and
> > > column 9. Like, sort -k3,3 -k9,9 filename .
> > 
> > In 1.6:
> > array.collect {|s| [s[2], s[8], s]}.sort.collect {|s| s.last}
> > 
    I did just like what you suggested and I got two numbers (int) followed by 
    the s  (array item) when I used puts to look at the result. Do I have to add
    any require statement anywhere in the 'rb' file to get it to work correctly?

> > In 1.7:
> > array.sort_by {|s| [s[2], s[8]]}
> > 
> > 
    Is there an ftp site I can just download it? I don't know how to use that 
    CVS stuff.

> > Nobu Nakada
> 
> Nobu,
> 
> Thanks, I try and it doesn't work. I add a bang at the end of
> array.collect! but nothing got sorted. I am running Ver.1.6.5
> , does that matter? BTW, I can't locat Ver. 1.7 to try another
> command you provided.