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- From: libh@Jane.UH.EDU
- Subject: Re: Sorting/Printing
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.032951.5519@menudo.uh.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 03:29:51 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug20.022202.2349@menudo.uh.edu>, libh@Jane.UH.EDU writes:
- > I am working on a project for a friend that requires me to sort a large file
- >of records (2000+ entries generally) that will change from month to month as he
- >gets updates so I can never be certain of the number of records. I would
- >appreciate any suggestions on sorting the file. Right now I am debating on how
- >to treat it as a large array on disk and sort it as if it were in memory, but I
- >also realize that it would be VERY slow. Any suggestions would be greatly
- >appreciated.
- > Also, can someone tell me how to send escape codes to the printer. I haven't
- >had a reason until now but he wants the sorted file printed out in condensed
- >print. How do I send the 'chr(27) + ??' (the basic version) to the printer. I
- >tried sending the character 27 + value but it just gave me the ascii equivalent
- >letter rather than changing the printer setup. Thanks alot in advance for any
- >help on either question....
- >
- Sorry, I forgot to mention that I am writing the program in 'C'.
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