<doc>
  <legacy_id>2423</legacy_id>
  <name>numeric</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Text and Data Processing</category>
    <category>Database Operations</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <keyword tag="text">text Keyword</keyword>
    <command tag="sort">sort Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Used with the <command tag="sort">sort</command> and <command tag="sort container">sort container</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary>, to <command tag="sort">sort</command> numbers as a unit, not as a sequence of <keyword tag="characters">characters</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>sort cards numeric by field "Social Security Number"</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>numeric</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> when <glossary tag="sort">sorting</glossary> by a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> or portion of a <glossary tag="container">container</glossary> that is a number.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Alphabetical sorting does not take into account the special format of numbers with more than one digit. For example, a normal sort places 72 after 1280, because the first digit of 72 is greater than the first digit of 1280 (7 is greater than 1). The <b>numeric</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> <glossary tag="sort">sorts</glossary> numbers in <keyword tag="numeric">numeric</keyword> order, rather than alphabetical order.</p>
  </description>
</doc>