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===sortname - sort strings, on a name inside the strings===

<code>
'
' Sorting test of strings
'
' Problem: How to sort strings, on a Name inside the string
'
' 2017.08.26 Peter Svard
'
Cls
'
Dim m$(10) As string
m$(1)= "Knr: 151, Tom, No: 50, blablabla"
m$(2)= "Knr: 292, Phil, No: 75, blablabla"
m$(3)= "Knr: 313, Anna, No: 80, blablabla"
m$(4)= "Knr: 424, Harry, No: 56, blablabla"
m$(5)= "Knr: 155, Lisa, No: 37, blablabla"
m$(6)= "Knr: 235, Carl, No: 49, blablabla"
m$(7)= "Knr: 372, Greg, No: 51, blablabla"
m$(8)= "Knr: 168, Will, No: 21, blablabla"
m$(9)= "Knr: 189, Roy, No: 13, blablabla"
'
' Test to sorting string's, on a Name inside the string
'
' using Bubble (or ripple) sort... algorithm
'
Dim temp$ As string = ""
Dim name1 As string = ""
Dim name2 As string = ""
arraysize = 9
For i = 1 To arraysize - 1
    For j = 1 To arraysize - 1
        ' take out Name from strings
        p = Instr(1,m$(j),",") + 1 ' where is first comma
        name1 = Mid$(m$(j),p,Len(m$(j))-p)
        p = Instr(1,m$(j+1),",") + 1
        name2 = Mid$(m$(j+1),p,Len(m$(j+1))-p)
        If name1 > name2 Then
            temp$ = m$(j)
            m$(j) = m$(j+1)
            m$(j+1) = temp$
        EndIf
    Next j
Next i
'
' Print out the sorted results...
'
Print "--- Result ---"
For i = 1 To arraysize
    Print m$(i)
Next i

End
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