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Hi,
I am currently working on a task which requires me to extract the top 10 maximum values from a column in a text file and print them to a new file. I am just wondering what would be the best way of doing this? I have done a bit of research on the &max function, but I am not sure if this would be the right thing for me. Thanks in advance.
Nov 14 '07 #1
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numberwhun
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Hi,
I am currently working on a task which requires me to extract the top 10 maximum values from a column in a text file and print them to a new file. I am just wondering what would be the best way of doing this? I have done a bit of research on the &max function, but I am not sure if this would be the right thing for me. Thanks in advance.
This sounds distinctly like a class assignment, but in any case, what have you tried thus far? We need to see your code (enclosed in the proper code tags) in order to assist you.

Regards,

Jeff
Nov 14 '07 #2
KevinADC
4,059 Expert 2GB
The length() function can determine the length of lines/strings. Perl has no max() function. Maybe you are trying to use a perl moule that has that function.
Nov 14 '07 #3

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