Sorry for not being clear in requirement. Consider my OBJD Array data is like shown below: 

1   ab    2   3   cd   4   5   6   6
9   rc    4   5   ef   6   3   4   1
7   fa    5   2   tg   5   9   9   0
3   bg    3   9   jh   5   2   2   1

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I want to create a subroutine which takes two argument as input, First argument is array and second argument is column number on which sorting has to be done. Say for example sort_array is a subroutine and I pass OBJD array and column to sort as arguments. something like sort_array(\@OBJD,2) and this should provide me below output 

1   ab    2   3   cd   4   5   6   6
3   bg    3   9   jh   5   2   2   1
9   rc    4   5   ef   6   3   4   1
7   fa    5   2   tg   5   9   9   0

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Or something like sort_array(\@OBJD,6) and this should provide me below output 

3   bg    3   9   jh   5   2   2   1
9   rc    4   5   ef   6   3   4   1
1   ab    2   3   cd   4   5   6   6
7   fa    5   2   tg   5   9   9   0

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Would like to do it using regular sorting method as well as using 'Schwartzian transform' just to learn it.

In reply to Re^3: Sorting based on any column by Anonymous Monk
in thread Sorting based on any column by Anonymous Monk

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