Canon Cat Reference Manual page 91

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[SORT] can
put units of text
called
records
in
numeric or
alphabetic order
(0,
| ,
2, 3,
...,
A
to
Z),
or
in
reverse order
(zto
A, ...,3,2,
1,0).
Highlight
the items
you want
to sort, then use
[SORT].
While
the
Cat works,
a
SORT sign
appears
on
the ruler.
When the
highlight
collapses,
the items are
in
the new,
sorted
order. You
can sort the
lines
in
a
table,
addresses,
paragraphs, or other
segments
of text,
depending on
how
you define
a record
using
[SETUP].
Records
Records are the text between
record separators.
Record
separators
may be one
or
more break characters.
The
SORT
record
separator option
on the
Machine
Setup
of
ISETUP] screen can be used
to define
a
record
separator
as
1,2, or
3 break
characters.
This allows
sorting
of
para-
graphs
and other larger
structures,
such as multi-line
addresses. The
initial
record
separator
is
I
break.
If
a
record
ends
with more
than
the specified number
of
breaks,
the
extra
breaks are
retained
during sorting.
Ifone
return defines
a
record,
and
a
record
ends
with two
retums,
that
record
will
still
end
with two retums
after
it
has been
sorted.
Fields
Afield
is
a
part of
a
record used
as a
key in
sorting. After
sorting, the selected
field in
each
record
will
be
in
sorted
order.
Suppose
you
have a pack
of
index cards
with
names,
addresses, and
zip codes. When
you
sort by zip
code,
you
rearrange
the
cards so
that the one
with
the smallest zip
code is
first.
and the rest
of
the cards
follow in
order
of
increasing zip
code. After
this reiurangement by zip,
the
names and addresses on the cards
will
be
in
no
particular
order.
[SORT]
works the
same
way.
A
record is
like
an
index
card, and
a
field
is
like
the name, address, or
zip
code
on the
card.
Each
field carries the rest of the text
of
the
record with it
when
it
is
sorted,
just like
sorting
the index
cards
by zip
codes.