[V4REV] VTable_SortN syntax discussed.

[Robert Brenstein]

>Hello All,
>
>     We are going to have VTable_SortN method in order to support 
>multiple-fields
>     table sorting.

You mean this will allow us to resort an existing cursor? But then 
may be not since it has tableRef not cursorRef.

>     What do you think - how params should be looked?
>
>     1.
>     put VTable_SortN(
>                      tblRef,
>                      setRef,
>                      fld1, inBoolAscending1,
>                      [ fld2, inBoolAscending2,
>                        fld3, inBoolAscending3,
>                        fld4, inBoolAscending4 ] ) INTO ArraySetRef
>
>     Example:
>             put VTable_SortN( t1,allSet, f1, true, f2, false )
>
>     2.
>     put VTable_SortN(
>                      tblRef,
>                      setRef,
>                      "fld1 inBoolAscending1",
>                      [ "fld2 [inBoolAscending2 = true]",
>                        "fld3 [inBoolAscending3 = true]",
>                        "fld4 [inBoolAscending4 = true]" ] ) INTO ArraySetRef
>
>     Example:
>             put VTable_SortN( t1,allSet, f1, "f2 false" )
>

#2 will surely be source of errors. Don't like it at all. But without 
fully understanding what this function does, I am not sure whether 
there is a better syntax than your #1.

Robert