A user wants to convert numeric field values to strings and also to sort on those values.
Which command should be used first, the eval or the sort?

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A user wants to convert numeric field values to strings and also to sort on those values.Which command should be used first, the eval or the sort?

JoÃ£o Faria · Accepted Answer

Use sort first, then convert the numeric to a string with eval.

JoÃ£o Faria · Answer

It doesn't matter whether eval or sort is used first.

JoÃ£o Faria · Answer

Convert the numeric to a string with eval first, then sort.

JoÃ£o Faria · Answer

You cannot use the sort command and the eval command on the same field.

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