On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 11:08:11AM -0400, Darfler, Jim (J.E.) wrote: > How would I go about sending to a file the volume names and dates sorted > by the date?
Open the file, iterate through your data structure, write what data you want to the file, close the file. > I had thought to put the information into another array and sort it before > sending it out. If I do that, how do I sort correctly? Any suggestions? Based on what criteria? with what data? I don't mean to be difficult, but your questions are entirely too vague. Are you asking about manipulate a basic data structure? Read perldoc perldata, and perldoc perldsc. Are you asking how to sort? Read perldoc -f sort. Are you asking how to manipulate a file? Read perldoc perlopentut, perldoc -f open, and perldoc perlop (the "I/O Operators" section). It sounds to me like you don't even know how to begin to approach this problem, in which case a review of some basic learning material could help. _Learning Perl_ by Randal Schwartz or _Beginning Perl_ by Simon Cozens are good beginner's material. If, with all of that, you're still having problems feel free to ask your question again. However, provide more detail next time; some example input, what you expect as output, and what you've tried would all be helpful. Michael -- Administrator www.shoebox.net Programmer, System Administrator www.gallanttech.com -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
