I'm pulling my hair out with this db problem that I can't figure out. Using a flat db file I'm trying to list out entries in alphabetical order using the second entry 
This being my $database file data:
ENTRY_A|ENTRY_B|ENTRY_C

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I know how to sort the DB using the first entry...Here's what I get to work with: 
open (ORGDB,"<$database");
@ODB=<ORGDB>;
close (ORGDB);

@ODB = sort(@ODB);

foreach $rec (@ODB){
    chomp($rec);
    ($ENTRY_A,$ENTRY_B,$ENTRY_C)=split(/\|/,$rec);

print "
$ENTRY_A <BR>
$ENTRY_B <BR> Sorted by ENTRY_B
$ENTRY_C <BR>

\n";

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Is there an easy way to sort through the database to list the second entry in alphabetical order? ENTRY_B Any answers? Anyone have the phone number to Dr. Kavorkian? :) Thanks

update (broquaint): title change (was Pulling My Hair Out...)

In reply to sorting flat file databases by lisaw

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