A VBScript equivalent of PHP’s arsort

Function arsort(ByRef arr, sort_flags)

    arsort = false
    If Not IsObject(arr) Then  Exit Function

    Dim key,keys
    Dim new_arr : set new_arr = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
    Dim found
    Dim cnt

    keys = array_values(arr)
    rsort keys,sort_flags

    For Each key In keys
        found = array_keys(arr,key,true)
        If isArray(found) Then
            For cnt = 0 to uBound(found)
                If Not new_arr.Exists(found(cnt)) Then
                    new_arr.Add found(cnt), arr(found(cnt))
                End If
            Next
        Else
            new_arr.Add found, arr(found)
        End If
    Next

    set arr = new_arr

    arsort = true

End Function

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