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From: anson@spray.CalComp.COM (Ed Anson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Sorting the contents of a field
Message-ID: <2671@spray.CalComp.COM>
Date: 21 Jun 89 13:33:51 GMT
References: <356@mtcs.UUCP> <3969@tank.uchicago.edu>
Reply-To: anson@spray.UUCP (Ed Anson)
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In article <3969@tank.uchicago.edu> stel@tank.uchicago.edu (stelios  valavanis) writes:
>In article <356@mtcs.UUCP> al@mtcs.UUCP (Al Fontes) writes:
>>
>>Does anybody have a quick way of sorting the lines in a field or multi-line
>>container?  Do you have a sorting script by any chance?
>>
>I want to know about this too.  I tried a couple of things but
>abandonded it for more pressing problems.  Any body already done it?

Check out HyperExternals, from Boojum Software, Inc.

This includes a total of three sets of XCMDs which perform a variety of
functions. One of those functions happens to be a container sort. It is
both quick and flexible.

HyperExternals is available through TechAlliance, APDA and Heizer.
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