Thanks Don and Alan, that did the trick.

Lizette

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Field, Alan C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Mar 6, 2008 11:34 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: Sorting Hex Data - ISPF or Batch
>
>Lizette
>
>I use these SORT control statements to achieve what you want.
>
>* THIS CAUSES NUMBERS TO COLLATE BEFORE UPPERCASE LETTERS
>* GREAT FOR GETTING HEX NUMBERS IN CORRECT ORDER 0-9A-F
> ALTSEQ CODE=(F0B0,F1B1,F2B2,F3B3,F4B4,F5B5,F6B6,F7B7,F8B8,F9B9)
> SORT FIELDS=(1,4,AQ,A),SIZE=E2000
>
>Alan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of Lizette Koehler
>Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:31
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Sorting Hex Data - ISPF or Batch
>
>I have gone through several iterations and just cannot see the forest
>for the trees.
>
>I need to sort hex data in ISPF and batch.  I have tried a couple of
>variations but the x'A' - x'F' always go to the top of the sorted list.
>I really would like 0-9, x'A' - x'F'
>
>I have not found on the ISPF sort command a hex option for sorting.  And
>I am not sure what control cards I can use in batch sort to make it
>happen.
>
>Any one willing to point me in the right direction?  If not, I will
>write a sort process in REXX.  
>
>Lizette
>
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