Gammon Forum

function (a,b)
  if a.date < b.date
    return true -- primary sort
  elsif a.date == b.date
    return a.file < b.file -- secondary sort
  else
    return false -- a is >= b in this case (as far as the sort is concerned)
  end
end

age = {}
age.peter = 24
age.paul = 14
age.mary = 34


-- copy keys into numeric table
t = {}

for k in pairs (age) do
  table.insert (t, k)  -- remember key of each item
end -- for

-- show unsorted table
table.foreach (t, print)

-- sort it
table.sort (t, 
  function (a, b)
   return age [a] < age [b]
  end -- function
  )

-- show results

print "after sort..."

table.foreach (t, print)

Output

1 peter
2 mary
3 paul
after sort...
1 paul
2 peter
3 mary

runto "%3"
where "%2"

Send ("runto %3")
Send ("where %2")

<triggers>
  <trigger
   enabled="y"
   match="Trigger: You still have to kill * * (*)"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>campaign = {}
mobs.mobname = {
mob = "%2", area = "%3"
}
print (campaign)

Send ("enter")
Send ("d")
Send ("runto %3")
Send ("where %2")
</send>
  </trigger>
</triggers>

<triggers>
  <trigger
   enabled="y"
   match="You still have to kill * * (*)"
   send_to="12"
   sequence="100"
  >
  <send>campaign = {}
 -- create campaign table

campaign.mobs = {
 -- create sub table entries of campaign table

mob = "%2", area = "%3"
 -- gives the key 'mob' the value of the second wildcard and the key?! 'area' the value of the third wildcard

}
 -- close campaign table

print (campaign)
 -- prints campaign table

table.foreach (campaign.mobs, print)
 -- prints all the values of the subtables campaign.mobs


</send>
  </trigger>
</triggers>