Show Bid Request Efficient sorting of a string Bid Request Id: 23022 Bookmark in my 'To Do' list Posted by: Sting-Ray (23 ratings) (Software buyer rating 10) Non-action Ratio: Very Good - 14.71% Buyer Security Verifications: Excellent Approved on: Jul 28, 2002 7:21:35 AM EDT Bidding Closes: Aug 11, 2002 7:35:34 AM EDT Viewed (by coders): 532 times Phase: 100% of work completed and accepted. Coder has been paid. Max Accepted Bid: Bidding is closed Project Type: Very Small Business Project: under $100 (USD) Bidding Type: Open Auction Categories: Language Specific, Visual Basic Enter chat room for this bid request (0 active users at Aug 28, 2003 10:45:40 PM EDT) Description: I need the most efficient (least CPU time) function to sort a particular kind of string. An example input string would be: "1:52,5:26,2:103,40:22,93:31" I need to sort this string by the number after the colon, but only output the number before the colon, comma separated. The processed output would be this: "40,5,93,1,2" Both numbers before and after the colon would always be a positive integer. And the input string could be anywhere between 1 and 32,768 sections long. By sections I mean the part between the commas (ie, 1:52). Deliverables: Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. Complete copyrights to all work purchased. Platform: VB 6.0 Special Conditions / Other: Please complete within 1 day of acceptance. Remember that contacting the other party outside of the site (by email, phone, etc.) on all business projects < $500 (before the buyer's money is escrowed) is a violation of both the software buyer and seller agreements. We monitor all site activity for such violations and can instantly expel transgressers on the spot, so we thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you notice a violation please help out the site and report it. Thanks for your help.   Bidding/Comments: All monetary amounts on the site are in United States dollars. Rent a Coder is a closed auction, so coders can only see their own bids and comments. Buyers can view every posting made on their bid requests. See all rejected bids (and all comments) Name   Bid Amount    Date   Coder Rating   Aaron Young (25 ratings) in Red Wing, Minnesota United States Bid id: 254,822   $30 (USD) Jul 28, 2002 11:41:55 AM EDT  9.96 (Excellent)     Something like this? Code is complete and fully commented. Regards, - Aaron. Attached File           See 11 private reply(ies) to/from Aaron Young.