Date:         Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:44:18 +0100
Reply-To:     Spousta Jan <JSpousta@CSAS.CZ>
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From:         Spousta Jan <JSpousta@CSAS.CZ>
Subject:      Sorting matrices
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Hi all,

My question is, whether it is possible to sort matrices in the MATRIX - END MATRIX command by a given column. E. g. I have this 2x4 matrix:

A =
2  5
4  3
7  2
6  8

and, sorting by the second column, I would like to obtain this matrix:

B =
7  2
4  3
2  5
6  8

of course without ending the matrix command and using the "regular" SORT CASES BY.

(It would be enough to know how to sort matrices by the first column - I am able to re-arrange the matrix before the sorting.)

Greetings

Jan