ALphabetic Sort

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Apr 16th, 2002, 12:54 PM
amyblueeyes

ALphabetic Sort

How can I get this list of names to sort alphebetically? I know theres a loop in their that probably has nothing to do with it so tell if I have to delete or something. but how do I get it to sort alphabetically

Me.Cls
Dim number(1 To 20) As Integer
Dim counter, temp As Integer
Dim temp2 As String
Dim nme(1 To 20) As String
Dim height(1 To 20) As Integer
Dim weight(1 To 20) As Integer

number(1) = 2
number(2) = 4
number(3) = 6
number(4) = 12
number(5) = 9
number(6) = 16
number(7) = 22
number(8) = 34
number(9) = 21
number(10) = 14
number(11) = 27
number(12) = 18
number(13) = 33
number(14) = 89
number(15) = 43
number(16) = 32
number(17) = 29
number(18) = 31
number(19) = 19
number(20) = 20

nme(1) = "Vincent VanGogh"
nme(2) = "Wilfrid Laurier"
nme(3) = "Abraham Lincoln"
nme(4) = "Ludwig Beethoven"
nme(5) = "George Byron "
nme(6) = "George Washington"
nme(7) = "Winston Churchill"
nme(8) = "Albert Einstein"
nme(9) = "Leonardo DaVinci"
nme(10) = "Issac Newton"
nme(11) = "Galile Galileo"
nme(12) = "Stephen Hawking"
nme(13) = "Edgar Allan Poe"
nme(14) = "Carl Gauss"
nme(15) = "William Shakespeare"
nme(16) = "Maria Curie"
nme(17) = "John Nash"
nme(18) = "James Michener"
nme(19) = "Mahatma Gandhi"
nme(20) = "Genghis Khan"

height(1) = "150"
height(2) = "57 "
height(3) = "66"
height(4) = "59"
height(5) = "53"
height(6) = "52"
height(7) = "55"
height(8) = "61"
height(9) = "52"
height(10) = "54"
height(11) = "63"
height(12) = "52"
height(13) = "55 "
height(14) = "52"
height(15) = "57"
height(16) = "58"
height(17) = "62"
height(18) = "54"
height(19) = "59"
height(20) = "58"

weight(1) = "150"
weight(2) = "57 "
weight(3) = "66"
weight(4) = "59"
weight(5) = "53"
weight(6) = "52"
weight(7) = "55"
weight(8) = "61"
weight(9) = "52"
weight(10) = "54"
weight(11) = "63"
weight(12) = "52"
weight(13) = "55"
weight(14) = "52"
weight(15) = "57"
weight(16) = "58"
weight(17) = "62"
weight(18) = "54"
weight(19) = "59"
weight(20) = "58"

For Index = 1 To 18
For counter = 1 To 19
If weight(counter) > weight(counter + 1) Then
temp = weight(counter)
weight(counter) = weight(counter + 1)
weight(counter) = weight(counter + 1)
weight(counter + 1) = temp

End If
Next counter
Next Index

Print "This is the sorted list"
Print " Age"; " Height"; " Weight"
Print nme(1); number(1); height(1); weight(1)
Print nme(2); number(2); height(2); weight(2)
Print nme(3); number(3); height(3); weight(3)
Print nme(4); number(4); height(4); weight(4)
Print nme(5); number(5); height(5); weight(5)
Print nme(6); number(6); height(6); weight(6)
Print nme(7); number(7); height(7); weight(7)
Print nme(8); number(8); height(8); weight(8)
Print nme(9); number(9); height(9); weight(9)
Print nme(10); number(10); height(10); weight(10)
Print nme(11); number(11); height(11); weight(11)
Print nme(12); number(12); height(12); weight(12)
Print nme(13); number(13); height(13); weight(13)
Print nme(14); number(14); height(14); weight(14)
Print nme(15); number(15); height(15); weight(15)
Print nme(16); number(16); height(16); weight(16)
Print nme(17); number(17); height(17); weight(17)
Print nme(18); number(18); height(18); weight(18)
Print nme(19); number(19); height(19); weight(19)
Print nme(20); number(20); height(20); weight(20)
Print
End Sub
Apr 16th, 2002, 01:09 PM
Alan777
Is this for an assignment or something? Are you allowed to use controls. A ListBox could sort them for you.
At least change that last bit:
VB Code:
```
Print "This is the sorted list"
Print " Age"; " Height"; " Weight"
 
For Counter = 1 To 20
 Print nme(Counter); Number(Counter); Height(Counter); Weight(Counter)
Next
```

If you used a list, then you'd have to run a bit of code that switched all the other things in the arrays you didn't put in the list, so that they were with the correct name.

Personally i would use a custom type to store the details, instead of all the arrays.

VB Code:

Private Type typPerson
    Name as String
    Age as Integer
    Weight as Double
    Height as Double
End Type
Dim People(1 To 20) as typPerson
 
People(1).Age = 2
People(1).Name = "Vincent VanGogh"
People(1).Height = 150
People(1).Weight = 150

etc....

Then to sort them...

VB Code:

Dim Temp As typPerson
 
For Index = 1 To 18 
    For counter = 1 To 19 
        If Person(counter).weight > Person(counter + 1).weight) Then 'sort by weight
            temp = Person(counter) 
            Person(counter) = Person(counter + 1) 'I think this works
            Person(counter) = Person(counter + 1)
            Person(counter + 1) = temp 
        End If 
    Next counter 
Next Index

This would correctly keep all their data with them (before it was just putting their weights into order, without moving them).

This might apply to one of your other posts.
Don't start multiple threads for the same question if possible ;)

Here is the 'sort by number' code:
(this is sorting by your number(1 to 20) array so it's not going to be alphabetical. But it should show you how to do your bubble sort)
You didn't have temps to cover all the items for a start.
Then you were assigning your temps and putting them back in the loop which will cause big probs. You get your temps out first, then do the "shift" loop. Then put your temps back after.

VB Code:

For index = 1 To 19
      If number(index) > number(index + 1) Then
           'Get the first values out and store them before the shift loop
           tmpNumber = number(1)
           tmpName = nme(1)
           tmpHeight = height(1)
           tmpWeight = weight(1)
 
           For counter = 1 To 19
              number(counter) = number(counter + 1)
              nme(counter) = nme(counter + 1)
              height(counter) = height(counter + 1)
              weight(counter) = weight(counter + 1)
           Next counter
 
           'Now put those stored values back at the end
           number(20) = tmpNumber
           nme(20) = tmpName
           height(20) = tmpHeight
           weight(20) = tmpHeight
      End If
Next index
 
Print "This is the sorted list"
Print " Age"; " Height"; " Weight"
 
For counter = 1 To 20
   Print nme(counter); number(counter); height(counter); weight(counter)
Next

I haven't checked it out properly. It's 7am and I've been up all night so I could have got something wrong.
Hey, let us know ok :)

Incase you decide to use types, here is how you would do the sort using a bubble sort.

VB Code:

Dim Person as typPerson
Dim Temp as typPerson
Dim Flag as Boolean
Dim Count as Integer
Do While flag = False And n = 1
    flag = False
    For Count = 1 To 19
        If Person(Count).Name > Person(Count + 1).Name Then
            Temp = Person(Count)
            Person(Count) = Person(Count + 1)
            Person(Count + 1) = Temp
            flag = True
        End If
    Next Count
    n = n - 1
Loop