Sorting search results - solution needed

[Bob Sneidar]

I should have said, in the loop keep adding a character until the value is no longer a number, then sort numeric by the last value. 

Bob S


> On Oct 23, 2018, at 14:14 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
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> This of course cannot be a numeric sort. I would create a loop and start with 1 digit, then see if the value div the value = the value (in a try catch loop). Once you get an error or false, break out the integer portion, pad it with the appropriate number of trailing zeros, then append the rest.