Done @SELECT sort

[Joe Caverly]

From the help file;

If you set the optional 7th parameter sorted to 1, the list will be sorted alphabetically.

It would be great to allow the sort to be ascending or descending.

To get this;

I presently have to do this;

sort /r %temp\c2p.txt /o %temp\c2p.tmp
del /q %temp\c2p.txt
ren /q %temp\c2p.tmp %temp\c2p.txt
*set results=%@select[%temp\c2p.txt,1,1,20,80,Select a file from the list]

Joe

 

[samintz]

You could do this:

sort /r %temp/c2p.txt | set results=%@select[con:, 1,1,20,80,Select a file]

 

[Joe Caverly]

Yes indeed @samintz , many thanks for that.

That will help now, but would like to see ascending/descending as a future sort option for @select.

Joe

 

[vefatica]

Or roll your own ...

v:\> function rselect `%@exec[@set tmpf=%tmp\%@name[%1].tmp]%@exec[@sort /r %1 /o %tmpf]%@select[%tmpf,%2$]%@exec[@del /q %tmpf]`

v:\> do i=1 to 5 ( echo %i >> 1to5.txt )

v:\> echo %@rselect[v:\1to5.txt,0,0,400,500,pick one]

 

[vefatica]

You could do this:

sort /r %temp/c2p.txt | set results=%@select[con:, 1,1,20,80,Select a file]

Better make that an in-process pipe (|!) or RESULTS won't be set in the current instance.

 

[Joe Caverly]

@SELECT TCC internal variable function
If you set the optional 7th parameter sort to 1, the list will be sorted alphabetically. If you set sort to -1, the list will be sorted in reverse alphabetic order.

No more need for external sort.exe

Thanks!

Joe