I need to sort a data structure by name. Any ideas of how this would be done? I've attached a simple program to simulate what I want done. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
my $ref='';
my $entry='';
my @records=();
my @sorted=();

sub getmydata
{
  my($name,$project,$hours) = @_;
  my ($tester) = { name => $name,
                   project => $project,
                   hours => $hours
                };
 return $tester;
}
while(<DATA>)
{
  $ref = getmydata(split);    #Space delimited by default
  push(@records, $ref);       #We then sort this array
}

#This is where I need help
#Sort into sorted array by name. Array should contain list in sorted o
+rder by name
#


#print out data structure in sorted order by Name
foreach $entry (@sorted) #Returns ref, must deref it, 
{
  print "NAME:$entry->{name}\n";
  print "JOB:$entry->{project}\n";    
  print "HOURS:$entry->{hours}\n";
  print "--------------\n";
}
__END__
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In reply to Sort lists/Data Structures by mmontemuro

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