note MeowChow That's what the [sprintf] is there for. It formats a two-digit result into a three-digit string, eg. <code>099</code>. After sorting and reversal, you get <tt>990 - 099</tt>. <pre> <a href="/index.pl?node=MeowChow"> MeowChow </a> s aamecha.s a..a\u$&owag.print</pre> 89075 89090