I have a really hard question that I can't seem to figure out (okay, so I *can't* figure it out!)...

How would I go about sorting times, that include the hour, minutes, and AM/PM, into a well-sorted list??

Here is what the times I need to sort would look like:

3:15PM
1:00AM
8:30AM
6:15PM
2:45PM

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The way I want these sorted is in the order that the times pass during a day. So, the above examples should sort out to:
1:00AM
8:30AM
2:45PM
3:15PM
6:15PM

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So basically, how would I go sorting these? I can't use a simple sort { $a cmp $b}, because then it sorts to: 

1:00AM
2:45PM
3:15AM
6:15AM
8:30AM

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Thanks in advance!

In reply to Sorting Times by mt2k

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