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Dennisbur
Level IV

Hello

I have a table with 2 columns, "% of Total" and "Correlation"

I would like to sort simultaneously both columns in Descending only 

but when I run the script, the column Correlation is sorted like Descending but % of Total is sorted like Ascending

 

What is wrong with my script? 

dt << sort ( by ( "Correlation" , "% of Total" ), Order ( Descending ), Replace table );

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jthi
Super User


Re: Sort by

As you want to sort both in same direction, perform the action interactively and get the script from enhanced log

jthi_0-1690381082229.png

 

// Open Data Table: Big Class.jmp
// → Data Table("Big Class")
Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");


// Sort data table
Data Table("Big Class") << Sort(
	By(:height, :weight),
	Replace Table,
	Order(Descending, Descending)
);

Most likely it is using default sorting for the second column which seems to be ascending

 

-Jarmo

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jthi
Super User


Re: Sort by

As you want to sort both in same direction, perform the action interactively and get the script from enhanced log

jthi_0-1690381082229.png

 

// Open Data Table: Big Class.jmp
// → Data Table("Big Class")
Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");


// Sort data table
Data Table("Big Class") << Sort(
	By(:height, :weight),
	Replace Table,
	Order(Descending, Descending)
);

Most likely it is using default sorting for the second column which seems to be ascending

 

-Jarmo