You wrote: ----- Original Message ----- The algorithm used is the Guttman-Rosler Transform which is based on the Schwartzian Transform. The paper describing it can be found here: http://www.sysarch.com/perl/sort_paper.html
A better way to convert IP addresses for sorting is to use pack() and unpack() or the inet_ntoa() and inet_aton() functions from the Socket module. (EXRESSION)[1..8,0] is a list slice where the expression returns a list but you only want the first nine values in the order 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0. John -- use Perl; program fulfillment Yes, I found that (as a result of the same search on Perl Monks - http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=88295) and did explore it for a while before deciding that it's a wee bit beyond me at this point in time. Am still taking baby steps and want to get one route working before re-visiting it later. Very much appreciate the input, tho. Thank you. Pat. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
