Re: Re: Sorting a large file (non-perl solution)

Once again, it the windows thing, but if you know of a good sort for windows, that could be another option. The development tools we have are java and perl. The java guys couldn't get a decent sort to work under java, so they came to me to do it in perl.

Update: Thanks for the link, I can get away with installing a couple of small programs, and it only uses a couple MB of memory.

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Re: Re: Re: Sorting a large file (non-perl solution) by Tyke (Pilgrim) on Feb 21, 2001 at 19:17 UTC
You can still use Malkavian's solution on Windows. Check out Cygwin or install it. OTOH it'll give you a lot more than just a sort program.	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Re: Sorting a large file (non-perl solution) by c-era (Curate) on Feb 21, 2001 at 19:36 UTC
Installing cygwin on the computer won't make it past management.	[reply]
Re**n: Sorting a large file (non-perl solution) by Tyke (Pilgrim) on Feb 21, 2001 at 19:47 UTC
I reckon you've got a problem. I doubt that you're going to find an efficient sort in Perl or Java for files in that size range, so at some point your management is going to have to look at getting some external software - whether it's free or not. BTW What's the problem with Cygwin? security, or just bureaucracy?	[reply]