my @fetch = ( { sse_date => 4934056723, bld_num => '7.3.998.0.0' }, { sse_date => 4934099999, bld_num => '7.3.1003.0.0' }, { sse_date => 4949999999, bld_num => '7.3.1089.0.0' }, # . . . etc. etc. ); my @sorted_fetch = sort { $b->{'sse_date'} <=> $a->{'sse_date') } @fetch;