compile function key_sort( Ids, Table, SortList, Cursor, MsgFlag, MsgText )
begin condition
pre:
post:
end condition
declare subroutine make.list
declare function msg
$insert logical
$insert msg_equates

open Table to TableVar else
   MsgInfo = ''
   MsgInfo<mcol$> = -2
   MsgInfo<mrow$> = -2
   MsgInfo<mtext$> = 'Unable to open ':Table:'...'
   Void = msg( '', MsgInfo )
   return 0
end
open 'DICT.':Table to DictVar else
   MsgInfo = ''
   MsgInfo<mcol$> = -2
   MsgInfo<mrow$> = -2
   MsgInfo<mtext$> = 'Unable to open dict.':Table:'...'   
   Void = msg( '', MsgInfo )
   return 0
end
if not( assigned( MsgFlag ) ) then
   MsgFlag = ''
end
if not( assigned( MsgText ) ) then
   MsgText = ''
end
TmpCursor  = Cursor
TmpKeyList = ''
clearselect TmpCursor
if Ids then
   make.list ( TmpCursor, Ids, TableVar, DictVar )
end
if MsgFlag then
   if MsgText else
      MsgText = 'Sorting...'
   end
   *msg( MsgText, 'UB', ScrImg, '' )
   *call window and do process
end else
   select Table by SortList using TmpCursor then
      Eof = false$
      loop
         readnext TheKey using TmpCursor by AT then
            TmpKeyList<-1> = TheKey
         end else
            Eof = true$
         end
       until Eof 
      repeat
   end else
      MsgInfo = ''
      MsgInfo<mcol$> = -2
      MsgInfo<mrow$> = -2
      MsgInfo<mtext$> = 'Unable to select ':Table:' by ':SortList:'...'
      *Void = msg( '', MsgInfo )
      return 0
   end
   clearselect TmpCursor
   return TmpKeyList
end