I'm using the follwoing snippet from my data structure: 
$VAR1 = '# clusterXWLBSTrapApplicationFail';
$VAR2 = {
          'varbinds' => [
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.17(1,0)\\:# clxTrapD
+ataWLBSClusterName',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.16(2,0)\\:# clxTrapD
+ataWLBSNodeName',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.20(3,0)\\:# clxTrapD
+ataApplicationName',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.21(4,0)\\:# clxTrapD
+ataApplicationFailure',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.22(5,0):# clxTrapDat
+aApplicationAction'
                        ],
          'oid' => '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.6.10'
        };
$VAR3 = '# clusterXTrapNormalCSLog';
$VAR4 = {
          'varbinds' => [
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.8(1,0)\\:# clxTrapEv
+entDate',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.9(2,0)\\:# clxTrapEv
+entTime',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.10(3,0)\\:# clxTrapE
+ventSource',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.11(4,0)\\:# clxTrapE
+ventCategory',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.12(5,0)\\:# clxTrapE
+ventID',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.13(6,0)\\:# clxTrapE
+ventUser',
                          '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.2.14(7,0):# clxTrapEve
+ntComputer'
                        ],
          'oid' => '1.3.6.1.4.1.1302.3.7.6.7'
        };

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I'm trying to sort the hash by its 'oid' key, any suggestions? will perls sort handle the oid string as a numerical comparison?

In reply to sort hash by value by Anonymous Monk

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