Yes, that's the good news ! The input files will always be sorted.
Thanks.
"R. Alan Monroe"
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Subject: Re: [Tutor] Comparing lines in two files, writing result into a third file
04/23/03 08:13 AM
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"R. Alan Monroe"
> I have two files, file1.txt and file 2. txt, each containing numbers. I
> want to compare the numbers in the files and put an asterisk at the end
of
> the numbers that match, writing the result into a third file, .
Are the input files always going to be sorted?
Alan