filesort.def

DEFINITION MODULE FileSort;

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	(*							*)
	(*	In-place file sort using the QuickSort method	*)
	(*							*)
	(*  Programmer:		P. Moylan			*)
	(*  Last edited:	4 August 1993			*)
	(*  Status:		OK				*)
	(*							*)
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FROM SYSTEM IMPORT
    (* type *)	ADDRESS;

FROM QuickSortModule IMPORT
    (* type *)	CompareProc;

FROM FileSys IMPORT
    (* type *)	File;

TYPE
    RecordNumber = LONGCARD;

PROCEDURE InplaceSort (f: File;  from, to: RecordNumber;
			EltSize, offset: CARDINAL;  GE: CompareProc);

    (* In-place sort of part of a file.  We sort record numbers		*)
    (* from..to inclusive.  EltSize is the element size; offset is the	*)
    (* number of bytes (zero, in most cases) before record number 0 in	*)
    (* the file; and GE is a user-supplied function to compare elements	*)
    (* at two specified addresses.					*)

END FileSort.