[Matrix-SIG] Fast sorting many lists together...?

William Park parkw@better.net
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 13:47:10 -0400


Hi,

I need to sort about 50 lists (each about 500 elements) together, using few
of them as keys.  That is, sort the key lists first; look at which indexes
have changed; then, shuffle the rest of list to reflect this new order.

Does anyone know a fast fast routine for doing this?

---William Park, Open Geometry Consulting