SortSegDoc

Syntax

SortSegDoc(value_1[, value_2,..value_n]);

value_1,..value_N

Strings specifying the metadata keys used for sorting documents.

Description

Sorts the documents in the current segment according to the specified sort keys.

The sorting order is defined by one of the following

•	the DeclareMetadata() function

•	the sort key when sorting documents

•	the envelope key when creating an envelope definition.

When the SortSegDoc() function is used with an envelope key the EnvelNr metadata key should be part of the sort otherwise the envelope definition will not be retained.

The function can be used at the following post-processing scripting levels:

Before job.

Returns

	Documents are sorted.
num<>0	Error

Example

Job Begin script:

$ret = DeclareMetadata("zip", "N", "A");

Post-processor Job Begin script:

$doc_id = GetFirstSegDoc();

while(num($doc_id) > 0)

{

   $zip = 12345

   SetSegMetadata($doc_id, "zip", $zip);

   $doc_id = GetNextSegDoc($doc_id);

}

$ret = SortSegDoc("zip", "EnvelNr");