I have the following data file, which has been extracted from a log file in Tuxedo: 
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=14520:Execution time:TPR015-10:(mill
+isec):53
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=15866:Execution time:TPR015-10:(mill
+isec):10
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=15866:Execution time:TPR015-10:(mill
+isec):33
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=16565:Execution time:TPR007-12:(mill
+isec):437
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=16565:Execution time:TPR007-12:(mill
+isec):470
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=16048:Execution time:TPR009-30:(mill
+isec):24
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=15866:Execution time:TPR012-01E:(mil
+lisec):63
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=10427:Execution time:ISCST044:(milli
+sec):0
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=15866:Execution time:TPR012-01E:(mil
+lisec):85
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=10428:Execution time:01201E:(millise
+c):3

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I need to sort this data by the number of milliseconds (execution time), so the above would look like: 
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=16565:Execution time:TPR007-12:(mill
+isec):470
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=16565:Execution time:TPR007-12:(mill
+isec):437
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=15866:Execution time:TPR012-01E:(mil
+lisec):85
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=15866:Execution time:TPR012-01E:(mil
+lisec):63
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=14520:Execution time:TPR015-10:(mill
+isec):53
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=15866:Execution time:TPR015-10:(mill
+isec):33
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=16048:Execution time:TPR009-30:(mill
+isec):24
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=15866:Execution time:TPR015-10:(mill
+isec):10
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=10428:Execution time:01201E:(millise
+c):3
100644:MWTP_CAT:12002: SERVER:pid=10427:Execution time:ISCST044:(milli
+sec):0

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I know that the sort feature I need specifically would be sort { $a cmp $b } but I am unsure as to how I would extract and sort. As always, just give pointers in the right direction. Thanks.

TStanley
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