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Old 02-27-2009
Conditional sorting on fixed length flat file

I have a fixed length file that need to be sorted according to the following rule
IF B=1 ORDER by A,B
Else ORDER by A,C
Input file is
ABC
131
112
122
231
212
222

Output needed
ABC
112
131
122
212
231
222

Any help is appreciated.
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Old 02-27-2009
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