RE: Sorting an array on multiple keys using SORTA

Mike,

You're wrong.  You can sort by subfields.  Cool as heck.  I showed that to 
Cozzi on these lists awhile back and he thought it was pretty cool also. 
That being said, there are a few limits and I do appreciate him showing me 
QSORT.

     D                 ds
     D MyArray                        4a   dim(20)
     D  Code1                         2a   overlay(MyArray)
     D  Code2                         2a   overlay(MyArray:*next)
     D CurrNbrElem     s              5i 0
     D Result          s              5i 0
      /UNDEFINE DSpec

      /free
       Code1(1)='AA';
       Code1(2)='BB';
       Code1(3)='CC';
       Code2(1)='ZZ';
       Code2(2)='YY';
       Code2(3)='XX';
       // At this time MyArray(1)='AAZZ', (2)='BBYY', (3)='CCXX'
       CurrNbrElem=3;
       result = %lookup('YY':Code2:1:CurrNbrElem);
       dsply result;
       for x=4 to %elem(MyArray);
        Code1(x)=*hival;
        Code2(x)=*hival;
       EndFor;
       sorta code2;
       // At this time MyArray(1)='CCXX', (2)='BBYY', (3)='AAZZ'
       sorta code1;
       // At this time MyArray(1)='AAZZ', (2)='BBYY', (3)='CCXX'

Rob Berendt