Re: Sorting an array w/multiple fields

I think it's because of the fact that it should be:
-7, -4, -2, 0, 1, 4, 6

not
-2, -4, -7, 0, 1, 4, 6

The sort is saying that -2 is less than -7 and that -7 is less than 0. 
Doesn't make any sense to me...

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Isn't the field sorted correctly, with the negative numbers first, in
ascending order?



I am unclear about the sorta statement.  I sort an array that is in a data
structure, and it seemed to me to work unfailingly.



The code is here:



http://www.martinvt.com/Code_Samples/SFL_Sort/sfl_sort.html



 As you can see from the image, the sorta works, both ascending and
descending.



(This is my clickable subfile, where the columns are sorted based on the
heading being mouse-clicked.)

 

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From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries

Date: 10/18/05 10:59:34

To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries

Subject: Re: Sorting an array w/multiple fields

 

 

> I have the program written & using Sorta the results are not what I 
would

> have expected.  It sorts them -2, -4, -7, 0, 1, 4, 6   OK not sure why

> that is, but it does sort to some degree.

 

That's interesting.  It looks like it's sorting it as an unsigned binary

integer.  Can we see a snippet that shows how you sorted this?  I'm just

curious. AFIAK, you can't use SORTA to sort an array of data structures,

but you did, somehow... I'm just curious how you made this work...

 

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