How to get and store the largest number from list into a variable - (Moved)

[ramin92003]

Hi, 

How can I get the largest number to be the first number in a calculation? I did the below code but the largest number doesn't store in the $ aExtract variable. I need always a positive number from the calculation (the largest number be the first in the calculation). Can you help me with that? Thank you.

$N1 = 33
$N2 = 45

Local $numberSort [2] = [$N1 , $N2]

_ArraySort($numberSort, 1)
_ArrayDisplay($numberSort, "Sort Descending", Default, 1)
Local $aExtract = _ArrayExtract($numberSort, 0, 0, 0)
_ArrayDisplay($aExtract, "Row 1 cols 1")

$minus = $N1 - $N2

 

Edited November 7, 2018 by ramin92003

[BrewManNH]

Maybe this?

#include <array.au3>

$N1 = 33
$N2 = 45

Local $numberSort [2] = [$N1 , $N2]

_ArraySort($numberSort, 1)
_ArrayDisplay($numberSort, "Sort Descending", Default, 1)
Local $aExtract = _ArrayExtract($numberSort, 0, 0, 0)
_ArrayDisplay($aExtract, "Row 1 cols 1")

$minus = $numberSort [0] - $numberSort [1]

 

[ramin92003]

Thanks, @BrewManNH . How can I display sorted numbers in a message box instead of  _ArrayDisplay ? 

Edited November 8, 2018 by ramin92003

[Skeletor]

In your script you basically answered your own question. 

Have a look at the last part of your script:
 

$minus = $numberSort [0] - $numberSort [1]

Here you are using an equation to minus the two array results.
Therefore, by using either of them, you can add this to your message box like so...

#include <array.au3>

$N1 = 33
$N2 = 45

Local $numberSort [2] = [$N1 , $N2]

_ArraySort($numberSort, 1)
MsgBox(-1, "Title Goes Here",$numberSort [0] ,5) ;Add five seconds time out
Local $aExtract = _ArrayExtract($numberSort, 0, 0, 0)
MsgBox(-1, "Title Goes Here",$numberSort [1] ,5) ;Add five seconds time out
$minus = $numberSort [0] - $numberSort [1]
MsgBox(-1, "Title Goes Here",$minus ,5) ;Add five seconds time out

 

[JLogan3o13]

Moved to the appropriate forum, as the Developer General Discussion forum very clearly states:

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Edited November 8, 2018 by JLogan3o13

[Malkey]

Maybe this.

$N1 = 33
$N2 = 45

$minus = Abs($N1 - $N2) ; Result of this calculation is always positive, regardless of which variable is the biggest.

 

[mikell]

12 hours ago, ramin92003 said:

How can I display sorted numbers in a message box instead of  _ArrayDisplay ?

_ArrayDisplay displays arrays, Msgbox displays strings 
So to display ALL the sorted numbers in a Msgbox you have to use _ArrayToString 

[iamtheky]

also no need to sort in this case, as there are functions that return the highest and lowest value

#include<array.au3>

Local $numberSort [2] = [33 , 45]

msgbox(0, ' ' , _ArrayMax($numberSort) - _ArrayMin($numberSort))