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  1. Jul 21st, 2003, 11:44 AM #1
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    Alphebetizing a text file :resolved

    Is there a command in vb that can alphebetize entries (alphebetize the rows) in a text file?
    If so does anyone know how?
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    I never heard of a command..

    I think you would have to put it into a grid maybe..
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  3. Jul 21st, 2003, 11:56 AM #3
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    Originally posted by RudyL
    I never heard of a command..

    I think you would have to put it into a grid maybe..
    a grid in a text file?
    hm. how do you do that?
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    u want to name.. them.. Row A Row B?

    i guess u cud.. read them line by line.. and ad the string A .. B and so on.. incrementing... and.. write it back.. just.. sometin that camer up to my mind..
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    Originally posted by deane034
    u want to name.. them.. Row A Row B?

    i guess u cud.. read them line by line.. and ad the string A .. B and so on.. incrementing... and.. write it back.. just.. sometin that camer up to my mind..
    not sure if that would work/if i understand correctly.

    THe user inputs data that is passed to a text file
    then when the user presses a button each line ins alpabetized by the first letter in the line.
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  7. Jul 21st, 2003, 12:00 PM #6
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    Like deane034 said..

    Read each line into a row. So you would have 1 column and x amount of rows depending on how many lines you have. Do the sort then write each row to the text file.

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    Wow - I think its a little too complicated for me (im abit of a beginner) - thank you for your help though xxx
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    Yea, not ideal but I can't think of any other way to do it. Can you tell me what exactly the purpose/situation? Maybe if I knew more I could come up with a better solution.

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    Originally posted by RudyL
    Yea, not ideal but I can't think of any other way to do it. Can you tell me what exactly the purpose/situation? Maybe if I knew more I could come up with a better solution.

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    Well its for creating a report.
    The form has 5 text boxes

    the first 2 text boxes go on one line in a text file
    All the 5 boxes values go on one line in another text file

    The rows of the second text file are, on another form, loaded into a combo box which the user uses to select entries to go into a word file.

    oh wait - i can sort the combo box
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    There you go..

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