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More Noob Problems with lsort

2002-04-09T00:42:00-04:00

'lsort' sorts lists

'array names' returns the names of an array

You didn't describe how your arrays are set up, so it's hard to tell, but $planet($nickname $text) is most likely wrong. That means you have an array called planets, and the values in the array are actually names of other arrays. If you have such a complicated system of arrays, maybe you should use a different format. I can't really recommend one because it's hard to tell what you're trying to do.

Anyway, lsort -index x means that each element in the list is actually a sublist, and it sorts it using the x'th element of the sublist. Maybe that's what's wrong.

The more details you provide, the easier it is to help.

Statistics: Posted by stdragon — Tue Apr 09, 2002 12:42 am

More Noob Problems with lsort

2002-04-08T18:28:00-04:00

ok, i'm trying to using
[lsort -integer -index 1 [array names $planet($hand $text)] ]
$planet($hand $text) returns a name then a number
$text $hand returns the opposite,
both should be on the same line,
and i want to sort it like
lsort -integer -index 1 {{Planet# User}} {{Planet# User}} and by theory:
[lsort -integer -index 1 [array names $planet($text $hand)] ] should return Planet# and User, it returns the error of "planet(Nickname )": no such element in array, i'm a new at working with arrays and i'm probably using the wrong command, i'm lost, please have a little patience and put me on the right path...

[ This Message was edited by: Kry0420 on 2002-04-08 16:30 ]

Statistics: Posted by Guest — Mon Apr 08, 2002 6:28 pm