# SORT-LIST
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# Description
Sorts a saved select list. It takes the general form:
SORT-LIST {list-name{account-name}} {(options}
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where:
- list-name specifies the name under which the list is to be stored.
- account-name is the name of the account from which the list was saved. If you do not specify account-name, the system will use the current account name.
- options can be
- U - remove duplicate entries.
The SORT-LIST command will sort a list previously saved with the SAVE-LIST command. SORT-LIST is useful for sorting lists which have modified by EDIT-LIST, or for avoiding an extra SSELECT when working with a large file.
# Example
jsh ~ -->SELECT CUSTOMERS LAST.NAME
4380 records selected
>SAVE-LIST CUSTOMERNAMES
jsh ~ -->SORT-LIST CUSTOMERNAMES (U
List 'CUSTOMERNAMES' sorted with 3872 records
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Generates a sorted list of unique customer names.
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