Just a repost of some code from the search term code I've posted. Easier to find this way. Any hoo, This code takes a hash array, and sorts it, first by the numerical value (in the value) and then alphabetically by key if there are any with the same value. i.e. :
bob=>13
brian=>14
jeff=>13

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would become 
brian=>14
bob=>13
jeff=>13

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Of course, i had to stick it into a couple of arrays, but as long as you pull them with the same index, you'll get the paired data. 
#copys the hash array into a pair of arrays.
my @sortedkeys = sort(keys %queryterms);
my $key;
my @array1;
my @array2;
foreach $key (@sortedkeys) 
{
    push(@array1,$key);
    push(@array2,$queryterms{$key});
}



## sort area. sorts the two arrays keeping each pair value together ac
+ross the split.


my $index=0;
my $smallest=0;
my $count=@array1;
my $x;


for ($x=($count-1);$x>0;$x--){
    $smallest=$x;


#Find the smallest element with this
    for ($index=0;$index<=$x;$index++)
    {
        next if ($array2[$smallest] < $array2[$index]);
        next if (($array2[$smallest] == $array2[$index]) && (uc($array
+1[$smallest]) gt uc($array1[$index])));
        $smallest=$index;
    }

#swap the smallest and the top element
    if ($x != $smallest){
        ($array1[$smallest],$array1[$x])=($array1[$x],$array1[$smalles
+t]);
        ($array2[$smallest],$array2[$x])=($array2[$x],$array2[$smalles
+t]);
    }

}

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In reply to sort a hash array by fuzzysteve

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