Sorting contents of variables

[KEITH SPIELDENNER]

I am trying to sort the contents of a variable by line using the second word
of each line.  The following returns an "error sorting" message:

sort gHold by word 2 of each

However, if I use the same code to sort the contents of a field everything
works fine (for example: sort fld newInfo by word 2 of each).

Any explanations, or other suggestions for how I can sort the contents of a
variable by other than the leading characters?

Thanks for the help.

Keith Spieldenner