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// first, declare these somewhere

void SortStringArray (CStringArray& ar, BOOL bDescending);

int CompareDescending(const void *a, const void *b);

int CompareAscending(const void *a, const void *b); 

// put something in your CString array

  CStringArray bob;

  bob.Add("Are");

  bob.Add("You");

  bob.Add("Talking");

  bob.Add("To");

  bob.Add("Me?"); 

// sort it

  SortStringArray(bob, TRUE); 

// here's the code! 

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int CompareAscending(const void *a, const void *b)

{

  CString *pA = (CString*)a;

  CString *pB = (CString*)b;

  return (pA->Compare(*pB));

} 

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int CompareDescending(const void *a, const void *b)

{

  CString *pA = (CString*)a;

  CString *pB = (CString*)b;

  return (-1 * (pA->Compare(*pB)));

} 

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void SortStringArray (CStringArray& csa, BOOL bDescending)

{

  int iArraySize = csa.GetSize();

  if (iArraySize <= 0)

     return; 

  int iCSSize = sizeof (CString*);

  void* pArrayStart = (void *)&csa[0]; 

  if (bDescending)

     qsort (pArrayStart, iArraySize, iCSSize, CompareDescending);

  else

     qsort (pArrayStart, iArraySize, iCSSize, CompareAscending);

}