Algorithm behind sort



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Algorithm behind sort

Postby Vidhya3 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:55 am

Hi All

Can anyone tell me what is the algorithm that is behined sort (OR) Based on which algorith the sort tool is designed?

Please let me know if I am not clear.
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Re: Algorithm behind sort

Postby enrico-sorichetti » Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:18 am

since the IBM sort algorithms are patented nobody from IBM will You tell anything about them
that' s being picky ( on the IBM side ), since they are patented it does not harm IBM IP rights You knowing about them

if You are eager to learn about sorting techniques a starting point could be
Donald Knuth Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3: Sorting and Searching

if You are really curious about IBM or SYNCSORT ways
You might search here
http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/search/
the USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database (PatFT)

a search for IBM sort returned about 10000 hits

it' s amazing how much info You can extract from there ( the patent' s database )

the only boring thing is that it' all written in legalese, and You will have to discard about 50% of the text
cheers
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When I tell somebody to RTFM or STFW I usually have the page open in another tab/window of my browser,
so that I am sure that the information requested can be reached with a very small effort
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Re: Algorithm behind sort

Postby Vidhya3 » Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:55 pm

Thanks for the information
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