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Mike Satterfield
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4/6/2017
VBscript to sort a CSV fille
I need a to automate the soriting of a CSV file (with headers.)
I need it to first sort by colum 2 and then reverse sort by colum J.
example.csv
VB Script
Powershell
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Mike Satterfield
8/22/2022 - Mon
Bill Prew
4/6/2017
No easy sorting in VBscript, why not just open it in Excel and do the sort there, then save back out as a CSV?
If you really need a command line capability then here is a nice freeware utility I have used:
http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/cmsort/cmsort.htm
And of course Powershell can do this quite easily as well:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2013/07/11/use-powershell-to-sort-csv-files-in-order/
~bp
Mike Satterfield
4/6/2017
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this will be part of an automated process.. thats why i'm looking for a commandline solution.
Can sort it with powershell, Thank you for the link. but i am not able to reverse sort for the 10th coloum.
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Mike Satterfield
4/6/2017
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That worked Great!.
Thank you!
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William Peck
If you really need a command line capability then here is a nice freeware utility I have used:
http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/cmsort/cmsort.htm
And of course Powershell can do this quite easily as well:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2013/07/11/use-powershell-to-sort-csv-files-in-order/
~bp