Moderators Popular Post Melba23 Posted October 16, 2013 Moderators Popular Post Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) [New Release] - 06 April 2019 Added: Error-checking for sensible column numbers in the $aSortData array, with an additional error status. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ While answering a recent question about sorting a ListView on several columns, I developed this function to sort a 2D array on several columns and I though I might give it a wider audience. Here is the function: expandcollapse popup#include-once ;#AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w- 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w- 7 ; #INCLUDES# ========================================================================================================= #include <Array.au3> ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #INDEX# ======================================================================================================================= ; Title .........: ArrayMultiColSort ; AutoIt Version : v3.3.8.1 or higher ; Language ......: English ; Description ...: Sorts 2D arrays on several columns ; Note ..........: ; Author(s) .....: Melba23 ; Remarks .......: ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #CURRENT# ===================================================================================================================== ; _ArrayMultiColSort : Sort 2D arrays on several columns ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #INTERNAL_USE_ONLY#================================================================================================= ; __AMCS_SortChunk : Sorts array section ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name...........: _ArrayMultiColSort ; Description ...: Sort 2D arrays on several columns ; Syntax.........: _ArrayMultiColSort(ByRef $aArray, $aSortData[, $iStart = 0[, $iEnd = 0]]) ; Parameters ....: $aArray - The 2D array to be sorted ; $aSortData - 2D array holding details of the sort format ; Format: [Column to be sorted, Sort order] ; Sort order can be either numeric (0/1 = ascending/descending) or a ordered string of items ; Any elements not matched in string are left unsorted after all sorted elements ; $iStart - Element of array at which sort starts (default = 0) ; $iEnd - Element of array at which sort endd (default = 0 - converted to end of array) ; Requirement(s).: v3.3.8.1 or higher ; Return values .: Success: No error ; Failure: @error set as follows ; @error = 1 with @extended set as follows (all refer to $sIn_Date): ; 1 = Array to be sorted not 2D ; 2 = Sort data array not 2D ; 3 = More data rows in $aSortData than columns in $aArray ; 4 = Start beyond end of array ; 5 = Start beyond End ; @error = 2 with @extended set as follows: ; 1 = Invalid string parameter in $aSortData ; 2 = Invalid sort direction parameter in $aSortData ; 3 = Invalid column index in $aSortData ; Author ........: Melba23 ; Remarks .......: Columns can be sorted in any order ; Example .......; Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _ArrayMultiColSort(ByRef $aArray, $aSortData, $iStart = 0, $iEnd = 0) ; Errorchecking ; 2D array to be sorted If UBound($aArray, 2) = 0 Then Return SetError(1, 1, "") EndIf ; 2D sort data If UBound($aSortData, 2) <> 2 Then Return SetError(1, 2, "") EndIf If UBound($aSortData) > UBound($aArray) Then Return SetError(1, 3) EndIf For $i = 0 To UBound($aSortData) - 1 If $aSortData[$i][0] < 0 Or $aSortData[$i][0] > UBound($aArray, 2) -1 Then Return SetError(2, 3, "") EndIf Next ; Start element If $iStart < 0 Then $iStart = 0 EndIf If $iStart >= UBound($aArray) - 1 Then Return SetError(1, 4, "") EndIf ; End element If $iEnd <= 0 Or $iEnd >= UBound($aArray) - 1 Then $iEnd = UBound($aArray) - 1 EndIf ; Sanity check If $iEnd <= $iStart Then Return SetError(1, 5, "") EndIf Local $iCurrCol, $iChunk_Start, $iMatchCol ; Sort first column __AMCS_SortChunk($aArray, $aSortData, 0, $aSortData[0][0], $iStart, $iEnd) If @error Then Return SetError(2, @extended, "") EndIf ; Now sort within other columns For $iSortData_Row = 1 To UBound($aSortData) - 1 ; Determine column to sort $iCurrCol = $aSortData[$iSortData_Row][0] ; Create arrays to hold data from previous columns Local $aBaseValue[$iSortData_Row] ; Set base values For $i = 0 To $iSortData_Row - 1 $aBaseValue[$i] = $aArray[$iStart][$aSortData[$i][0]] Next ; Set start of this chunk $iChunk_Start = $iStart ; Now work down through array For $iRow = $iStart + 1 To $iEnd ; Match each column For $k = 0 To $iSortData_Row - 1 $iMatchCol = $aSortData[$k][0] ; See if value in each has changed If $aArray[$iRow][$iMatchCol] <> $aBaseValue[$k] Then ; If so and row has advanced If $iChunk_Start < $iRow - 1 Then ; Sort this chunk __AMCS_SortChunk($aArray, $aSortData, $iSortData_Row, $iCurrCol, $iChunk_Start, $iRow - 1) If @error Then Return SetError(2, @extended, "") EndIf EndIf ; Set new base value $aBaseValue[$k] = $aArray[$iRow][$iMatchCol] ; Set new chunk start $iChunk_Start = $iRow EndIf Next Next ; Sort final section If $iChunk_Start < $iRow - 1 Then __AMCS_SortChunk($aArray, $aSortData, $iSortData_Row, $iCurrCol, $iChunk_Start, $iRow - 1) If @error Then Return SetError(2, @extended, "") EndIf EndIf Next EndFunc ;==>_ArrayMultiColSort ; #INTERNAL_USE_ONLY# =========================================================================================================== ; Name...........: __AMCS_SortChunk ; Description ...: Sorts array section ; Author ........: Melba23 ; Remarks .......: ; =============================================================================================================================== Func __AMCS_SortChunk(ByRef $aArray, $aSortData, $iRow, $iColumn, $iChunkStart, $iChunkEnd) Local $aSortOrder ; Set default sort direction Local $iSortDirn = 1 ; Need to prefix elements? If IsString($aSortData[$iRow][1]) Then ; Split elements $aSortOrder = StringSplit($aSortData[$iRow][1], ",") If @error Then Return SetError(1, 1, "") EndIf ; Add prefix to each element For $i = $iChunkStart To $iChunkEnd For $j = 1 To $aSortOrder[0] If $aArray[$i][$iColumn] = $aSortOrder[$j] Then $aArray[$i][$iColumn] = StringFormat("%02i-", $j) & $aArray[$i][$iColumn] ExitLoop EndIf Next ; Deal with anything that does not match If $j > $aSortOrder[0] Then $aArray[$i][$iColumn] = StringFormat("%02i-", $j) & $aArray[$i][$iColumn] EndIf Next Else Switch $aSortData[$iRow][1] Case 0, 1 ; Set required sort direction if no list If $aSortData[$iRow][1] Then $iSortDirn = -1 Else $iSortDirn = 1 EndIf Case Else Return SetError(1, 2, "") EndSwitch EndIf ; Sort the chunk Local $iSubMax = UBound($aArray, 2) - 1 __ArrayQuickSort2D($aArray, $iSortDirn, $iChunkStart, $iChunkEnd, $iColumn, $iSubMax) ; Remove any prefixes If IsString($aSortData[$iRow][1]) Then For $i = $iChunkStart To $iChunkEnd $aArray[$i][$iColumn] = StringTrimLeft($aArray[$i][$iColumn], 3) Next EndIf EndFunc ;==>__AMCS_SortChunk And here is an example to show it working: expandcollapse popup#include "ArrayMultiColSort.au3" #include <String.au3> ; Only used to fill array ; Create and display array Global $aArray[100][4] For $i = 0 To 99 $aArray[$i][0] = _StringRepeat(Chr(Random(65, 68, 1)), 5) $aArray[$i][1] = _StringRepeat(Chr(Random(74, 77, 1)), 5) $aArray[$i][2] = _StringRepeat(Chr(Random(80, 83, 1)), 5) $aArray[$i][3] = _StringRepeat(Chr(Random(87, 90, 1)), 5) Next _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Unsorted") ; Copy arrays for separate examples below $aArray_1 = $aArray $aArray_2 = $aArray ; This sorts columns in ascending order - probably the most common requirement ; Sort requirement: ; Col 0 = Decending ; Col 1 = Ascending ; Col 2 = Required order of elements (note not alphabetic PQRS nor reverse SRQP) ; Col 3 = Ascending Global $aSortData[][] = [ _ [0, 1], _ [1, 0], _ [2, "SSSSS,QQQQQ,PPPPP,RRRRR"], _ [3, 0]] ; Sort and display array _ArrayMultiColSort($aArray_1, $aSortData) ; Display any errors encountered If @error Then ConsoleWrite("Oops: " & @error & " - " & @extended & @CRLF) _ArrayDisplay($aArray_1, "Sorted in order 0-1-2-3") ; But the UDF can sort columns in any order ; Sort requirement: ; Col 2 = Decending ; Col 0 = Ascending Global $aSortData[][] = [ _ [2, 1], _ [0, 0]] ; Sort and display array _ArrayMultiColSort($aArray_2, $aSortData) ; Display any errors encountered If @error Then ConsoleWrite("Oops: " & @error & " - " & @extended & @CRLF) _ArrayDisplay($aArray_2, "Sorted in order 2-0") And here are both in zip form: ArrayMultiColSort.zip As usual all comments welcome. M23 Edited April 5, 2019 by Melba23 argumentum, spudw2k, jimmy123j and 9 others 9 3 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Reveal hidden contents ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
BrewManNH Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Not really sure what column 2 is supposed to be sorting by. The explanation is a bit vague and the sort doesn't seem to fit what I think it's saying. BTW, wouldn't this be faster using an SQLite DB in memory? If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! Reveal hidden contents I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator
Moderators Melba23 Posted October 16, 2013 Author Moderators Posted October 16, 2013 BrewManNH,Sorry if the explanation was lacking. If you use a string, elements in that column will be sorted in the order set in the string. Im this case if you were to use just "ascending/descending" for column 2 then the strings would be ordered "P,Q,R,S / S,R,Q,P" - by using the string they are in fact ordered "S,Q,P,R". The idea is that if you use known strings as elements (e.g. "Male,Female,Unknown") you can order them as you wish and not necessarily in alpha/reverse alpha order. Clearer now? And it could well be quicker using SQLite. But I wanted to do it in AutoIt and I will leave the other solution to jchd. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Reveal hidden contents ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
c.haslam Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 IMHO This is worthy of being included in Array.au3.I have found one small error: if I code:Local $sortSpecsAr[][] = [[$kNatGp,0],[$kIncl,0],[$kExcl,0],[$kUdf,0]] ; all ascending if _ArrayMultiColSort($resultsAr,$sortSpecsAr)='' Then MsgBox(0,' _ArrayMultiColSort','@error = '&@error) EndIfI see @error=0 Reveal hidden contents CDebug Dumps values of variables including arrays and DLL structs, to a GUI, to the Console, and to the Clipboard
Moderators Melba23 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Moderators Posted June 15, 2015 c.haslam,If all goes well then @error should indeed be 0, but I have no way of telling if that is the case - what value for @error were you expecting?M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Reveal hidden contents ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
c.haslam Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Sorry for an incomplete post.I was expecting success. You wrote:; Return values .: Success: The sorted array ; Failure: An empty string with @error set as follows ; @error = 1 with @extended set as follows (all refer to $sIn_Date): ; 1 = Array to be sorted not 2D ; 2 = Sort data array not 2D ; 3 = More data rows in $aSortData than columns in $aArray ; 4 = Start beyond end of array ; 5 = Start beyond End ; @error = 2 with @extended set as follows: ; 1 = Invalid string parameter in $aSortData ; 2 = Invalid sort direction parameter in $aSortDataSo I expected the sorted array to be returned. Reveal hidden contents CDebug Dumps values of variables including arrays and DLL structs, to a GUI, to the Console, and to the Clipboard
jchd Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 The array is to be passed ByRef so it doesn't need to be "returned", strictly speaking. Reveal hidden contents This wonderful site allows debugging and testing regular expressions (many flavors available). An absolute must have in your bookmarks.Another excellent RegExp tutorial. Don't forget downloading your copy of up-to-date pcretest.exe and pcregrep.exe hereRegExp tutorial: enough to get startedPCRE v8.33 regexp documentation latest available release and currently implemented in AutoIt beta. SQLitespeed is another feature-rich premier SQLite manager (includes import/export). Well worth a try.SQLite Expert (freeware Personal Edition or payware Pro version) is a very useful SQLite database manager.An excellent eBook covering almost every aspect of SQLite3: a must-read for anyone doing serious work.SQL tutorial (covers "generic" SQL, but most of it applies to SQLite as well)A work-in-progress SQLite3 tutorial. Don't miss other LxyzTHW pages!SQLite official website with full documentation (may be newer than the SQLite library that comes standard with AutoIt)
c.haslam Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 True. But the documentation and code should match. Reveal hidden contents CDebug Dumps values of variables including arrays and DLL structs, to a GUI, to the Console, and to the Clipboard
jchd Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Trust the code: contrary to the dox, it's a poor liar. Reveal hidden contents This wonderful site allows debugging and testing regular expressions (many flavors available). An absolute must have in your bookmarks.Another excellent RegExp tutorial. Don't forget downloading your copy of up-to-date pcretest.exe and pcregrep.exe hereRegExp tutorial: enough to get startedPCRE v8.33 regexp documentation latest available release and currently implemented in AutoIt beta. SQLitespeed is another feature-rich premier SQLite manager (includes import/export). Well worth a try.SQLite Expert (freeware Personal Edition or payware Pro version) is a very useful SQLite database manager.An excellent eBook covering almost every aspect of SQLite3: a must-read for anyone doing serious work.SQL tutorial (covers "generic" SQL, but most of it applies to SQLite as well)A work-in-progress SQLite3 tutorial. Don't miss other LxyzTHW pages!SQLite official website with full documentation (may be newer than the SQLite library that comes standard with AutoIt)
Moderators Melba23 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Moderators Posted June 16, 2015 c.haslam.As I stated above, if the @error returned is 0 then the function ran successfully - what you should do is test for that rather then the return value. I will look at perhaps changing the code and documentation a bit so that they match, but do remember that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Reveal hidden contents ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
Moderators Melba23 Posted September 15, 2015 Author Moderators Posted September 15, 2015 [New Release] - 15 Sep 15Changed: UDF can now sort columns in any order.New files and zip in first post.M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Reveal hidden contents ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
c.haslam Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Thank you for the update Reveal hidden contents CDebug Dumps values of variables including arrays and DLL structs, to a GUI, to the Console, and to the Clipboard
Bizzaro Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 I'm wondering if this UDF can help me. I have a 2D array and I'm ordering the items by one of the columns, lowest to high number. However some of the numbers are the same. I would like to then sort the rows by another column, so if several of the entries into the array rows in the column I'm sorting are "2", I'd then like to sort these rows by another column.Is this what your UDF does? Or is there is a very simple solution that I can use to action my requirements?
Moderators Melba23 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Moderators Posted November 10, 2015 Bizzaro, Quote Is this what your UDF does?Try it and see - you should find that it does exactly what you want.M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Reveal hidden contents ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
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Moderators Melba23 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Moderators Posted November 10, 2015 Bizzaro.Her is a short example doing what you require:#include <Array.au3> #include <ArrayMultiColSort.au3> Global $aOrg[20][2] For $i = 0 To 19 $aOrg[$i][0] = Random(1, 9, 1) $aOrg[$i][1] = Random(1, 9, 1) Next _ArrayDisplay($aOrg, "Original", Default, 8) Global $aSortData[][] = [[0, 0], [1, 0]] _ArrayMultiColSort($aOrg, $aSortData) _ArrayDisplay($aOrg, "Multi Sorted", Default, 8)M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Reveal hidden contents ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
Bizzaro Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Melba, thank you for your help. Your UDF is fantastic for my needs and i'll be using it a lot. It should be included automatically IMO as it is invaluable.
Funtime60 Posted June 8, 2018 Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) I love this, but I've hit a snag in my latest usage of it. In ascending sorting I have 9 being set above 10,11,12,etc... I think I understand the issue as I have seen it in other things. I was wondering if there were any solution? Thank you for your time. EDIT: I have realized that I can correct the problem externally in NP++, however this isn't viable for the full sized files as they are thousands of entries long so I'd have to add 0's to the front of every number in the sorting columns with fewer digits than the larger number. It would be nice if this could be done internally with the results matching the original format. I have no idea how hard this would be as I have no idea how to do it on my own in an infinite manner let alone integrate it into a function I don't understand. Again, thank you for your time. Edit 2: I have tested and have found the issue I think. Please forgive my poor terminology, but I think this sorts like you would alphabetize words. Compare the first digits ignoring any digits after that. A 9 is greater than 10 because It only seems to look at 9 and 1 and 9 is greater than 1 so the 0 in 10 is ignored. To solve this you can pad the sorting columns with preceding zeros 09 will be less than 10 because 0 is less than 1. As such I have write a poorly designed thing to automatically pad a column, though I am still making it procedural so any columns can be padded and the padding maybe left behind in the output. I can't say for sure on this last point as I have yet to complete a test of a final project. On another note while I did write my bit to compensate for negatives, turning -9 into -09 and not 0-9, the original UDF does not seem to support negative numbers properly as far as I can tell. All of this is based purely off of my minimal observations and testing with extremely limited understanding of the original UDF's inner workings. I would like apologize for any mistakes I have made in the process. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Edited June 9, 2018 by Funtime60 I had more Ideas
Funtime60 Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) expandcollapse popup#include <ArrayMultiColSort.au3> #Region Init ;Source data to be sorted, any 2D array. Local $testfilearray1[3][3] = [["123", "321", "-1"], ["123", "-31", "13"], ["123", "-321", "-12"]] ;Must come anywhere after line above, but before loops below. Local $testsize = UBound($testfilearray1) - 1 ;Must predetermine the sorting format. Global $aSortData[][] = [[1, 0], [2, 0]] #EndRegion Init #Region Add Pad ;Sorry, I'd explain, but even after only a few hours, I've already forgotten whay most of this does. Local $col1max = _ArrayMax($testfilearray1, 1, -1, -1, 1) Local $col2max = _ArrayMax($testfilearray1, 1, -1, -1, 2) Local $col1maxdig = StringLen($col1max) Local $col2maxdig = StringLen($col2max) Local $sorttotalcount = UBound($aSortData) - 1 For $sortcount = 0 To $sorttotalcount Step 1 Local $colnum = $aSortData[$sortcount][0] For $testfilerownum2 = 0 To $testsize Step 1 Local $neg1 = StringSplit($testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum], "") If $neg1[1] = "-" Then Local $neg1testfile = StringSplit($testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum], "-") Local $testcol1dig = StringLen($neg1testfile[2]) Else Local $testcol1dig = StringLen($testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum]) EndIf While $testcol1dig < $col1maxdig Local $neg1 = StringSplit($testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum], "") If $neg1[1] = "-" Then Local $neg1testfile = StringSplit($testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum], "-") $testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum] = "-0" & $neg1testfile[2] Local $testcol1dig = StringLen($neg1testfile[2]) Else $testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum] = "0" & $testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum] Local $testcol1dig = StringLen($testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum]) EndIf Local $neg1 = StringSplit($testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum], "") If $neg1[1] = "-" Then Local $neg1testfile = StringSplit($testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum], "-") Local $testcol1dig = StringLen($neg1testfile[2]) Else Local $testcol1dig = StringLen($testfilearray1[$testfilerownum2][$colnum]) EndIf WEnd Next Next _ArrayDisplay($testfilearray1, "$testfilearray1") #EndRegion Add Pad ;Now take the array and plug it into _ArrayMultiColSort($testfilearray1, $aSortData) This is my procedural padding thing, it's technically not a UDF. If this shouldn't be here, just ask. I'll try to remove it in a reasonable amount of time. Thanks for your time. EDIT: On a side note, why does the syntax highlighter not work on my post? EDIT 2: Please read the next page. Edited June 9, 2018 by Funtime60 Apologizing for my noobyness at posting code.
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