Module: Sort in Category General VBA/VB6 : Searching and Sorting from Total Visual SourceBook

Sort a array using a BubbleSort, QuickSort, or ShellSort algorithms in VBA and VB6.

Procedure Name Type Description
(Declarations) Declarations Declarations and private variables for the modSort module.
BubbleSortVariantArray Procedure Sort a variant array using the bubble sort algorithm.
QuickSortVariantArray Procedure Sort a variant array using the quick sort algorithm. This function uses a recursive algorithm. For large data sets you may run out of stack space.
ShellSortVariantArray Procedure Sort a variant array using the shell sort algorithm.
Private Sub Example_modSort()
  ' Comments: Example of using the modSort module to sort an array in VBA and VB6.
  '           See the sorting information in the Immediate Window

  Dim avarIn() As Variant
  Dim intCounter As Integer

  Randomize Timer

  ' Create array
  ReDim avarIn(1000)
  For intCounter = 0 To 1000
    avarIn(intCounter) = Int((1000) * Rnd + 1)
  Next intCounter

  ' Example of BubbleSortVariantArray, sorted in ascending order
  BubbleSortVariantArray avarIn, True

  Debug.Print "First ten ascending for BubbleSortVariantArray"
  For intCounter = 0 To 10
    Debug.Print avarIn(intCounter)
  Next intCounter

  ' Example of BubbleSortVariantArray, sorted in descending order
  BubbleSortVariantArray avarIn, False

  Debug.Print "First ten descending for BubbleSortVariantArray"
  For intCounter = 0 To 10
    Debug.Print avarIn(intCounter)
  Next intCounter

  ' Example of QuickSortVariantArray
  QuickSortVariantArray avarIn, LBound(avarIn), UBound(avarIn)

  Debug.Print "First ten for QuickSortVariantArray"
  For intCounter = 0 To 10
    Debug.Print avarIn(intCounter)
  Next intCounter

  ' Example of ShellSortVariantArray
  ShellSortVariantArray avarIn

  Debug.Print "First ten for ShellSortVariantArray"
  For intCounter = 0 To 10
    Debug.Print avarIn(intCounter)
  Next intCounter

End Sub

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