Attn: Marshall Barton

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:15:41 -0400, Tom wrote:

Chuck,

Here that file with everything sorted.

Thanks

Part Num,L,M,R
1.1,#a,#,s
1.11,#a,##,s
1.111,#a,###,s
1.1111,#a,####,s
1.11111,#a,#####,s
11.1,##a,#,s
11.11,##a,##,s
11.111,##a,###,s
11.1111,##a,####,s
11.11111,##a,#####,s
111.1,###a,#,s
111.11,###a,##,s
111.111,###a,###,s
111.1111,###a,####,s
111.11111,###a,#####,s
1-1,#a,#,s
1-11,#a,##,s
1-111,#a,###,s
1-1111,#a,####,s
1-1111A,#a,####,a
1-1111AA,#a,####,aa
11-11A12,##a,##,a##
11-111A12,##a,###,a##
111-1,###a,#,s
111-11,###a,##,s
111-111,###a,###,s
111-1111,###a,####,s
111-1111A,###a,####,a
111-1111AA,###a,####,aa
111-1111AAA,###a,####,aaa
111-11111,###a,#####,s
111-11111A,###a,#####,a
111-11111AA,###a,#####,aa
111-11111AAA,###a,#####,aaa
111-D1,###a,a#,s
111-D11,###a,a##,s
111-D111,###a,a###,s
111-D1111,###a,a####,s
11A1,##a,#,s
11A11,##a,##,s
11A11A,##a,##,a
11A11AA,##a,##,aa
11A111,##a,###,s
11A111A,##a,###,a
11A111AA,##a,###,aa
11A1111,##a,####,s
11A1111A,##a,####,a
11A1111AA,##a,####,aa
15-1,##a,#,s
15-11,##a,##,s
15-11A,##a,##,a
15-111,##a,###,s
15-111A,##a,###,a
15-1111,##a,####,s
15-1111A,##a,####,a
15-1111AA,##a,####,aa
15-11111,##a,#####,s
15-11111A,##a,#####,a
15-111111,##a,######,s
15-111111A,##a,######,a
1PG,s,#,aa
11,s,##,s
11N,s,##,a
11PG,s,##,aa
33APG,s,##,aaa
111,s,###,s
111APG,s,###,aaa
111N,s,###,a
111PG,s,###,aa
1111,s,####,s
1111APG,s,####,aaa
1111PL,s,####,aa
1111PLA,s,####,aaa
1111R,s,####,a
11111,s,#####,s
11111PL,s,#####,aa
11111PLA,s,#####,aaa
11111R,s,#####,a
111111,s,######,s
1111111,s,#######,s
1111111A,s,#######,a
111111PL,s,#######,aa
111111PLA,s,#######,aaa
111111R,s,#######,a
11111111,s,########,s
761-1,aaaa,#,s
761-11,aaaa,##,s
761-111,aaaa,###,s
761-1111,aaaa,####,s
761-1111A,aaaa,####,a
761-1111AA,aaaa,####,aa
761-11111,aaaa,#####,s
761-1111111,aaaa,#######,s
B-111,aa,###,s
B-1111,aa,####,s
BAL-111,aaaa,###,s
BD1,aa,#,s
BD1M,aa,#,a
BD11,aa,##,s
BD11BM,aa,##,aa
BD11M,aa,##,a
BD11ABC,aa,##,aaa
BD111,aa,###,s
BD111BM,aa,###,aa
BD111M,aa,###,a
BD1111,aa,####,s
BD1111AM,aa,####,aa
BD1111C,aa,####,a
H11,a,##,s
H11A,a,##,a
H111,a,###,s
H111-2,a,###,a#
H111A,a,###,a
H111AC,a,###,aa
H1111,a,####,s
H1111-2,a,####,a#
H1111A,a,####,a
H1111AC,a,####,aa
H11111,a,#####,s
H11111-2,a,#####,a#
H11111A,a,#####,a
H11111AA,a,#####,aa
H111111,a,######,s
H111111A,a,######,a
H111111R,a,######,a
HP-11111.1,aaa,#####,a#
MC11111,aa,#####,s
MC111111,aa,######,s
MC111111A,aa,######,a
PGD1,aaa,#,s
PGD1M,aaa,#,a
PGD11,aaa,##,s
PGD11BM,aaa,##,aa
PGD11BMA,aaa,##,aaa
PGD11M,aaa,##,a
PGD111,aaa,###,s
PGD111BM,aaa,###,aa
PGD111BMA,aaa,###,aaa
PGD111M,aaa,###,a
PGD1111,aaa,####,s
PGD1111AM,aaa,####,aa
PGD1111AMA,aaa,####,aaa
PGD1111C,aaa,####,a
PGD11111,aaa,#####,s
PGD111111,aaa,######,s
RC1111QS,aa,####,aa
RC11111A,aa,#####,a
RC11111ANS,aa,#####,aaa
RC11111NS,aa,#####,aa
SNA6A24D,aaa,#,a##a
SNA6A2D,aaa,#,a#a
SSRD2,aaaa,#,s
SSRD52,aaaa,##,s
SSRD52M,aaaa,##,a
SSRD552,aaaa,###,s
SSRD552M,aaaa,###,a
SSRD5521,aaaa,####,s
SSRD5521M,aaaa,####,a
T1PG,a,#,aa
T11PG,a,##,aa
T33APG,a,##,aaa
T111APG,a,###,aaa
T111PG,a,###,aa
T1111APG,a,####,aaa
T11111APG,a,#####,aaa
T11111PG,a,#####,aa
TSSRD20,aaaaa,##,s
TSSRD20A,aaaaa,##,a
TSSRD200,aaaaa,###,s
TSSRD200A,aaaaa,###,a
,,,
whe,,,
,# is any digit,,
,a is any nondigit,,
,s is just spaces (i.e empty),,


On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:39:49 -0400, Chuck wrote:

On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:37:25 -0400, Tom wrote:

Chuck,

No, the part numbers are not interchangeable.

Yes, they are from other organizations as well as my own.

Not sure what you mean by unbreakable UDF.

Thanks

Big snip
Would you please re-post your list of Part Num(s) sorted exactly the way you
want them. Possibly with the *answer* to your question, a set of equations can
be devised that will produce that *answer*.

Chuck

Sorting as above looks straight forward, but it isn't. You want to sort
111.11111 before 1-1. It is possible, but will require more complex equations
than I'm willing to spend the time developing. When you get to the second
character and it is not a period or dash, you have to examine the next several
characters to see if there is a period or dash latter on in the sequence. Also,
what happens when someone starts using / \ ! ; : or , for separators? (by the
way, dashes are naturally sorted before periods) There are probably others
reading this news group who are a lot smarter than I am and who can write the
equations "of the top of the head'.

Sorting as below is quite easy. Notice that all the 1. and 1- are sorted
before Part Numbers that start with several numeric characters.

1.1,#a,#,s
1.11,#a,##,s
1.111,#a,###,s
1.1111,#a,####,s
1.11111,#a,#####,s
1-1,#a,#,s
1-11,#a,##,s
1-111,#a,###,s
1-1111,#a,####,s
1-1111A,#a,####,a
1-1111AA,#a,####,aa
1-123-1,#a,###,a#
11,s,##,s
11.1,##a,#,s
11.11,##a,##,s
11.111,##a,###,s
11.1111,##a,####,s
11.11111,##a,#####,s
11-111A12,##a,###,a##
11-11A12,##a,##,a##
111,s,###,s
111.1,###a,#,s
111.111,###a,###,s
111.11111,###a,#####,s
111.1111,###a,####,s
111.11,###a,##,s
111-1,###a,#,s
111-1111,###a,####,s
111-111,###a,###,s
111-11,###a,##,s
111-1111A,###a,####,a
111-11111,###a,#####,s
111-11111AAA,###a,#####,aaa
111-1111AA,###a,####,aa
111-1111AAA,###a,####,aaa
111-11111A,###a,#####,a
111-11111AA,###a,#####,aa
111-D111,###a,a###,s
111-D1111,###a,a####,s
111-D11,###a,a##,s
111-D1,###a,a#,s
1111,s,####,s
11111,s,#####,s
111111,s,######,s
1111111,s,#######,s
1111111A,s,#######,a
111111R,s,#######,a
111111PL,s,#######,aa
111111PLA,s,#######,aaa
11111111,s,########,s
11111PL,s,#####,aa
11111PLA,s,#####,aaa
11111R,s,#####,a
1111APG,s,####,aaa
1111PLA,s,####,aaa
1111PL,s,####,aa
1111R,s,####,a
111APG,s,###,aaa
111N,s,###,a
111PG,s,###,aa
11A1,##a,#,s
11A11,##a,##,s
11A1111AA,##a,####,aa
11A111,##a,###,s
11A111AA,##a,###,aa
11A1111,##a,####,s
11A1111A,##a,####,a
11A111A,##a,###,a
11A11AA,##a,##,aa
11A11A,##a,##,a
11N,s,##,a
11PG,s,##,aa
14-123-12,##a,###,a##
15-1,##a,#,s
15-11,##a,##,s
15-11111,##a,#####,s
15-111,##a,###,s
15-111A,##a,###,a
15-1111,##a,####,s
15-1111AA,##a,####,aa
15-11111A,##a,#####,a
15-111111,##a,######,s
15-111111A,##a,######,a
15-1111A,##a,####,a
15-11A,##a,##,a
1PG,s,#,aa
33APG,s,##,aaa
761-1,aaaa,#,s
761-11,aaaa,##,s
761-111,aaaa,###,s
761-1111,aaaa,####,s
761-1111A,aaaa,####,a
761-1111AA,aaaa,####,aa
761-11111,aaaa,#####,s
761-1111111,aaaa,#######,s
B-111,aa,###,s
B-1111,aa,####,s
BAL-111,aaaa,###,s
BD1,aa,#,s
BD11,aa,##,s
BD111,aa,###,s
BD1111C,aa,####,a
BD1111AM,aa,####,aa
BD1111,aa,####,s
BD111BM,aa,###,aa
BD111M,aa,###,a
BD11BM,aa,##,aa
BD11M,aa,##,a
BD1M,aa,#,a
BS11ABC,aa,##,aaa
H11,a,##,s
H111,a,###,s
H111-2,a,###,a#
H1111,a,####,s
H1111-2,a,####,a#
H111111R,a,######,a
H11111,a,#####,s
H11111-2,a,#####,a#
H11111AA,a,#####,aa
H111111,a,######,s
H111111A,a,######,a
H11111A,a,#####,a
H1111A,a,####,a
H1111AC,a,####,aa
H111A,a,###,a
H111AC,a,###,aa
H11A,a,##,a
HP-11111.1,aaa,#####,a#
MC111111A,aa,######,a
MC111111,aa,######,s
MC11111,aa,#####,s
PGD1,aaa,#,s
PGD11,aaa,##,s
PGD111BM,aaa,###,aa
PGD111,aaa,###,s
PGD111BMA,aaa,###,aaa
PGD111M,aaa,###,a
PGD1111,aaa,####,s
PGD1111C,aaa,####,a
PGD1111AM,aaa,####,aa
PGD1111AMA,aaa,####,aaa
PGD11111,aaa,#####,s
PGD111111,aaa,######,s
PGD11BM,aaa,##,aa
PGD11BMA,aaa,##,aaa
PGD11M,aaa,##,a
PGD1M,aaa,#,a
RC11111ANS,aa,#####,aaa
RC11111A,aa,#####,a
RC11111NS,aa,#####,aa
RC1111QS,aa,####,aa
SNA6A24D,aaa,#,a##a
SNA6A2D,aaa,#,a#a
SSRD2,aaaa,#,s
SSRD52,aaaa,##,s
SSRD52M,aaaa,##,a
SSRD552,aaaa,###,s
SSRD5521M,aaaa,####,a
SSRD5521,aaaa,####,s
SSRD552M,aaaa,###,a
T11111APG,a,#####,aaa
T11111PG,a,#####,aa
T1111APG,a,####,aaa
T111APG,a,###,aaa
T111PG,a,###,aa
T11PG,a,##,aa
T1PG,a,#,aa
T33APG,a,##,aaa
TSSRD200A,aaaaa,###,a
TSSRD20A,aaaaa,##,a
TSSRD20,aaaaa,##,s
TSSRD200,aaaaa,###,s