hello everyone out there.
my first time trying this kind of web site. i need help in my project if anyone can please.

I need to pull out text line from a file in alphabetical order by the name. example data is saved in a file called sample.txt. i just don't know where to start from. i could have put my own program to show, but i really have no clue where to start from. Please someone help me get it right. thanx

example:
Tony | Tacoma | WA | $5,435.00
Eric | Issaquah | WA | $1,238.00
John | Beaver Creek | OR | $345.00

output should be:
Eric | Issaquah | WA | $1,238.00
John | Beaver Creek | OR | $345.00
Tony | Tacoma | WA | $5,435.00