I have a simple problem that i need help with! my prob is im sorting two fields one of which is string the other an integer.

im sorting by the number first (decrement) then alphabetically with the string! my prob. is with the number being treated as a string so that the result becomes (9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,10,11,12...) instead of (... 12,11,10,9,8..), how do i fix this. need help please.

@paths = sort {$MyInteger{$b} . "$MyString{$a}" cmp $MyInteger{$a} . "$MyString{$b}" } keys %MyKeys;

In reply to sorting with number then string by Gerryjun

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