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Default How do I sort using text located in different columns?

I know this is a bad design, but in my worksheet I want to sort using text
entries (for example," dist" or "bp") that are (or may be) located in five
separate columns. The entries have the same meaning regardless of column,
and I want to capture all of the entries in a single sort. Is this possible,
or do I need to go to a relational database? I don't want to construct a
worksheet with separate columns for each entry type because there are simply
too many types. Thanks.
 
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