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Hi,
I need a perl Script which can Sort a file containing Nos in it in any order.

Ex ::: File.txt -->

1
5
6
3
8

If i have a file in this order then how can i Sort it in Ascending/Descending Order.. Please gimme a four line Code which will server the purpose.

Thanks
Sireesha
Oct 30 '06 #1
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miller
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In psuedocode:
1) Read in file
2) Sort data
3) Output file.

Each of these steps can be learned about by reading the perl documentation at http://perldoc.perl.org/. It's been a pleasure helping you.
Oct 30 '06 #2

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