Sorting a text file after the 3rd token (NOT column)?

[Dennis Halver]

I start with a textfile which contains lines with multiple words each line.
The words are separated by one or more blanks.

Now I want to sort this text file but not after the 3rd column resp. 3rd character in a line
but after the 3rd token. Sample:

original:

wwwwwww ddd ddddd dddd dddd
xxxxxxxxx cc cc ccccc
yyyy bbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
zzz aaaaaa aaaa aa a aaa

should be after sort:

zzz aaaaaa aaaa aa a aaa
yyyy bbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
xxxxxxxxx cc cc ccccc
wwwwwww ddd ddddd dddd dddd

How can I do this within a MSDOS batch script?

Dennis

[Richard Bonner]

> original:

> How can I do this within an MS-DOS batch script?

> Dennis

*** The DOS "SORT" command sorts by character position, but some
third-part SORT commands may allow token sorting. Look here for other
SORT commands:

http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/Websites.html

That aside, XSET can recognise and manipulate tokens via its "/WORD"
and "/SEPARATOR" features regardless of what character is used to separate
tokens. However, I have never written a batch file that sorts by them.

Finally, the 4DOS "FOR" command can parse text via its `/F' switch.
Again, I have never used it to sort output via tokens. Both 4DOS and XSET
links are in the previous URL.
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Sorry I can't be of more precise help; I am just getting back into
newsgroups after a five-month stretch of an almost 7-day-a-week work
season. Post here again and I may be able to take some time to whip up a
batch file - I like the idea of a such a task.

Richard Bonner
http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/

[bud]

Group: comp.os.msdos.misc Date: Sat, Jun 27, 2009, 11:40am (CDT+5) From:
ak...@chebucto.ns.ca (Richard Bonner)

script:
                               
>… I am just getting back into newsgroups
>after a five-month stretch …

Welcome back Richard!

salaam,
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[Richard Bonner]

You wrote:
>
> Group: comp.os.msdos.misc Date: Sat, Jun 27, 2009, 11:40am (CDT+5) From:

> ak...@chebucto.ns.ca (Richard=A0Bonner)

> script:
> >=85 I am just getting back into newsgroups
> >after a five-month stretch =85

> Welcome back Richard!
>
> dowcom

*** Thanks. It went crazy this year, but I was glad for all the work.
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Richard Bonner
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