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Old 02-11-2009
gio001 gio001 is offline
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Hello,
I am amazed of how smooth the code is ...can you explain a little in words what is the logic of the line:

max[$1] = !($1 in max) ? $2 : ($2 > max[$1]) ? $2 : max[$1]

Thanks.
Last edited by gio001; 02-11-2009 at 04:39 PM..