Kevin R wrote: > Hello, > > I am having problems with the sort routine. I am writing a script > that parses very large firewall logs. At one point during the script > I end up with a very large array containing all of the destination > udp and tcp port numbers. This array can be up being over 100,000 > entries. I am trying to sort with the following: > > @sortedPortArray = sort(@portArray); > > It works, but I could crawl up under my desk and take a nap before it > will finish. Is there a faster way to sort? Thank you in advance > for your help.
Perhaps the answer lies in not sorting the data at all :-? If you explain the problem that you're solving with a sort, perhaps we can suggest an alternative. Cheers, Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
