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data67 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I am looking for a good way to sort a report that I have based on a QUARTERLY calendar (where 1st quarter = jun, jul, aug. 2nd quarter = sep, oct, nov. 3rd quarter = dec, jan, feb. 4th quarter = mar, apr, may). The current date format is "example: 10/29/2001", i am trying to sort based on these dates and put the result in a format where my report is ordered quarterly (i.e., q1, q2, q3, q4) and a final part on the end where the report lists entries without specified dates. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.