I don't think map or external modules are apt for a newbie!

Sorts can be placed in sub-routines to make your code simpler to read.

$a and $b are special sort vars. Read this for more info. <=> compares strings numerically. If they are the same, it returns '0'.

|| (or) only goes to the second comparison if the first is zero.

So, if you're sure the data is consistant: 

my @sorted_array = sort { sort_me(); } @array;

sub sort_me {

  # get 2nd and 3rd nums
  my ($a_2,$a_3) = ($a =~ /A (\d+) A(\d+)/);
  my ($b_2,$b_3) = ($b =~ /A (\d+) A(\d+)/);

  # sort by second nums. If same, sort by 3rd
  $a_2 <=> $b_2
  ||
  $a_3 <=> $b_3;
}

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cLive ;-)

In reply to Re: how do I sort numerically on sections of data that is alphanumeric by cLive ;-)
in thread how do I sort numerically on sections of data that is alphanumeric by shaezi

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