BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 02-06-93 (21:00) Number: 321 From: DAVID WANG Refer#: NONE To: WAYNE VENABLES Recvd: NO Subj: Re: Sorting Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
On 02-02-93 20:44 Wayne Venables declared "Sorting" to All... WV> I badly need a good pointer sort routine for a program im writing, WV> and I don't know every much about sorting... The routine needs to be Have you looked at QB's QuickSort Routine? Victor has a MUCH speedier version of it, and maybe he'll show you his secret (I don't remeber what it was...) I'm not a good sort writer, too, but I only know one very simple sort, the bubble. It is not that fast (I would call it average_, but it only takes about 4 to 6 unconnected lines, and is easy to remember. Now, if anyone here can teach me the binary sort and the shell sort... Simple Shell Sort: 6 elements to sort For X = 1 to 5 IF Num(X) > Num(A+1) THEN SWAP Num(X), Num(X+1) NEXT I know, I know, this is far from being optimized, so please don't jump down my throat. But it is short and easy to memorize (I have a knack at memorizing...) ... Windows isn't a virus; a virus does something. --- Blue Wave/RA v2.10 [NR] * Origin: Hard Disc Cafe / Houston Texas / (713) 589-2690 / (1:106/30.0)
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