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I don't realy understand why, but that's okay. It works just fine.
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I don't realy understand why, but that's okay. It works just fine.

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I want to sort a text file from within Visual Basic. I tried:<br />
x = Shell(&quot;sort filea &gt;&nbsp;fileb&quot;), but I get an error saying that the file &quot;&gt;&quot;&nbsp;can't be found. Obviously it doesn't recognize the &gt;&nbsp;as a redirection.<br />
How can i accomplish the sort?
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I want to sort a text file from within Visual Basic. I tried:
x = Shell("sort filea > fileb"), but I get an error saying that the file ">" can't be found. Obviously it doesn't recognize the > as a redirection.
How can i accomplish the sort?

Redirection in Shell function

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.