Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 09:19:55 +0300
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> From: "smiggy" <ms001a8758 AT blueyonder DOT co DOT uk>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 00:22:57 GMT
> 
> Im having problems understanding the qsort function when trying to sort an
> element of an array,
> for example if i have a number of arrays like the following
> 
> steve 00122334
> martin 91002123
> james 01323254
> 
> can anyone help me, im trying to sort the above information by the first 2
> characters of the number section (i.e. 00215354) which correspond to the
> year.

Did you read the documentation of `qsort' in the library reference?
From the DOS prompt, type "info libc alpha qsort".  You will see there
an example code which should explain things quite a bit.

If something in that description is unclear, please ask specific
questions.