This 'problem', if that is the right word for it, is trivial in any---well, almost any---programming language.
The OP, like many others here, does not appear to want or even to have considered writing a programmed resolution of his problem. He wants to use sort control statements instead. He can certainly do so too, but why? John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
