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SORT

Description

The SORT command is used to rearrange the records in an answer set(s) based on alphabetic or numeric order of specified data fields.

Command Line	To use the SORT command, follow this sample format:
	=>	SORT	L-number	SORT field code SORT direction	answer numbers
		1	2	3	4

Example: => SORT L5 AU D 1-25

Command Guidelines

Use the guidelines below to enter command line information:

Field	Guidelines
1	Type: SORT
2	Type: one or more answer set L-numbers Default: The last L-number created in the current file
3	Type: up to 5 combinations of Examples: SORT field code + SORT direction AU D For SORT direction type: AU D CS D "A" for Ascending order "D" for Descending order AU A CS D Direction default: Ascending PY D AU order: A-Z for an alphabetic field and 0-9 for a numeric field
4	Type: Example: A single answer number 5 Multiple answer numbers 5 7 An answer range 8-12 A combination of these 3 8-12 15 All answers 1- Default: All answers from the answer set(s)

Note: To use SORT, you must be in the file(s) in which the answer set(s) was created.

Results

Results obtained with SORT are placed in a new L-number answer set. To display answers from SORT, use the DISPLAY command.

Example

The following example shows use of SORT to rearrange the results in answer set L1 in ascending order by author (AU) and descending order by publication year (PY).

=> S JELLY COAT# AND (EGG# OR OOCYTE#) AND OLIGOSACCHARIDE# L1 27 JELLY COAT# AND (EGG OR OOCYTE#) AND OLIGOSACCHARIDE# => SORT L1 AU A PY D 1- PROCESSING COMPLETED FOR L1 L2 27 SORT L1 1- AU A PY D => D L2 1-13 TI AU PY L2 ANSWER 1 OF 27 CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 1998 ACS TI BUFO ARENARUM EGG JELLY COAT: PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO HIGHLY GLYCOSYLATED PROTEINS AU ARRANZ, SILVIA E.; ALBERTALI, ISABEL E.; CABADA, MARCELO O. PY 1997 - - - L2 ANSWER 10 OF 27 CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 1998 ACS TI STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF OLIGOSACCHARIDE-ALDITOLS RELEASED BY REDUCTIVE .BETA.-ELIMINATION FROM THE JELLY COATS OF THE ANURAN BUFO ARENARUM AU MORELLE, WILLY; CABADA, MARCELO O.; STRECKER, GERARD PY 1998 L2 ANSWER 11 OF 27 CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 1998 ACS TI STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A NEW SERIES OF OLIGOSACCHARIDE-ALDITOLS RELEASED BY REDUCTIVE .BETA.-ELIMINATION FROM OVIDUCTAL MUCINS OF RANA UTRICULARIA AU MORELLE, WILLY; STRECKER, GERARD PY 1998 L2 ANSWER 12 OF 27 CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 1998 ACS TI STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF HEXA TO DODECAOLIGOSACCHARIDE-ALDITOLS RELEASED BY REDUCTIVE .BETA.-ELIMINATION FROM OVIDUCAL MUCINS OF BUFO BUFO AU MORELLE, WILLY; STRECKER, GERARD PY 1997 L2 ANSWER 13 OF 27 CAPLUS COPYRIGHT 1998 ACS TI STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF OLIGOSACCHARIDE-ALDITOLS RELEASED BY REDUCTIVE .BETA.-ELIMINATION FROM OVIDUCAL MUCINS OF BUFO BUFO: CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE GAL(.ALPHA. 1-3)GALNAC(.ALPHA.1-3)[FUC(.ALPHA.1-2)]GAL AU MORELLE, WILLY; STRECKER, GERARD PY 1997

Note: When multiple SORT fields are specified in the SORT command line, answers are rearranged based on terms in the first field specified. If some of the answers are equivalent based on the first SORT, this group of answers is further SORTed based on terms in the second field specified, and so forth.

Limits

30,000 answers can be SORTed.

STN Assistance

If you enter just the SORT command, STN prompts for: An answer set L-number Answer numbers SORT fields and SORT direction If you are unsure how to answer an STN prompt, type a question mark (?) and STN provides more details. For more information on the SORT command, type HELP SORT.