Apple AppleScript Finder Guide - Manual (Page 147)

C H A P T E R 3
Finder Commands
Command Definitions
135
PARAMETERS
None
RESULT
None
EXAMPLE
tell application "Finder" to sleep
Sort 3
The Sort command is a request for a sorted list of references.
SYNTAX
sort referenceList by propertyLabel
PARAMETERS
referenceList A list of references to the objects that are to be sorted. This may
take the form of a single reference to several objects in the same
container or a list of references to objects in several containers.
Class: Reference or list of references
propertyLabel The name of the property by which the objects are to be sorted.
Class: Class identifier
RESULT
A list of references sorted according to the property specified in the
propertyLabel parameter.