11 lines
553 B
AppleScript
11 lines
553 B
AppleScript
set aTable to "UK London
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US New York
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US Birmingham
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UK Birmingham"
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-- -s = stable sort; -t sets the field separator, -k sets the sort "column" range in field numbers.
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set stableSortedOnColumn2 to (do shell script ("sort -st'" & tab & "' -k2,2 <<<" & quoted form of aTable))
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set stableSortedOnColumn1 to (do shell script ("sort -st'" & tab & "' -k1,1 <<<" & quoted form of aTable))
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return "Stable sorted on column 2:" & (linefeed & stableSortedOnColumn2) & (linefeed & linefeed & ¬
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"Stable sorted on column 1:") & (linefeed & stableSortedOnColumn1)
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