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SORTSTRING_BY_LENGTH Function
Syntax
New_List as C = sortstring_by_length(C string [,C direction ])
Arguments
- New_List
The new sorted list.
- string
The original CR-LF delimited list.
- direction
Optional. Default = Ascending. Character
Description
Sort a CRLF delimited string from shortest entries to longest entries
Discussion
The SORTSTRING_BY_LENGTH() function sorts a CR-LF delimited list by the length of its entries.
Example
dim s as C s = #a #ab #abc #abcd #af #%a% ? sortstring_by_length(s) = a af ab abc abcd
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