Sorting

Sorting lets you process records and generate the resulting output in either ascending or descending order based on the values in the specified field.

The in order operator sorts records in sequence from least to greatest value based on the type of field as follows:

Text: alphabetical order (A-Z)

Number: least to greatest numerical value

Date: earliest to latest date

Time: earliest to latest time

Choice: lowest to highest numbered choice

 

Example

for CLUBS ;

list records

CLUB NAME in order .

end

 

The output from this script might look as follows:

 

Club Name

Bora Bora

Buccaneer's Creek

Cancun...

Uxmal 

 

The in reverse operator sorts records in greatest to least sequence. For example, if we change the script to:

 

for CLUBS ;

list records

CLUB NAME in reverse .

end

 

The output is reversed:

 

Club Name

Uxmal

Turkoise

Teotihuacan...

Bora Bora