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Old 12-15-2008
laxmi131 laxmi131 is offline
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alphanumeric Sorting

Hi ,

I have a requirement where one column have to be sorted (delimiter is pipe)
for eg:
My input filed is as below
1|FIAT|0010103|23011|01/01/2000|31/12/9999|1.15
2|232|613|1
2|234|743|1
2|234|793|1
2|234|893|1
1|FIAT|0010103|23012|01/01/2000|31/12/9999|1.15
2|230|006|0
2|230|106|0
2|230|116|0
2|230|716|0
1|FIAT|0010103|113013|01/01/1996|31/12/9999|1.15
2|231|966|0
2|232|747|0
1|FIAT|0010103|123014|01/01/2000|31/12/9999|1.15
2|232|717|0
2|232|718|0
2|232|728|0
2|232|818|0

I need to do alphanumeric (dictionary) sort for all the columns marked in red for only thoes record which start with '1'. Record '1' should followed by all thoes which start with '2'

and my desired out put is

1|FIAT|0010103|113013|01/01/1996|31/12/9999|1.15
2|231|966|0
2|232|747|0
1|FIAT|0010103|123014|01/01/2000|31/12/9999|1.15
2|232|717|0
2|232|718|0
2|232|728|0
2|232|818|0
2|232|827|0
2|232|828|0
1|FIAT|0010103|23011|01/01/2000|31/12/9999|1.15
2|232|613|1
2|234|743|1
2|234|793|1
2|234|893|1
1|FIAT|0010103|23012|01/01/2000|31/12/9999|1.15
2|230|006|0
2|230|106|0
2|230|116|0
2|230|716|0

Is ther any command to sort such kind of input data?