organizing names in alphabetical order

Can someone tell me if XP has a way of putting a long list of names in
alphabetical order?I have MICROSOFT WORD but can't find anything there.
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hunt

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:27:20 -0800, hunt
<hunt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Can someone tell me if XP has a way of putting a long list of names in
>alphabetical order?I have MICROSOFT WORD but can't find anything there.

Xp is an operating system, not an application

In Word (at the top) click TABLE and then SORT

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:27:20 -0800 from hunt
<hunt@discussions.microsoft.com>:
> Can someone tell me if XP has a way of putting a long list of names in
> alphabetical order?I have MICROSOFT WORD but can't find anything there.

Yes, if you're willing to use the command prompt.

1. Using Notepad or another editor, put the names in a text file, one
per line.

2. Either:
a. In "My Computer", navigate to the folder where you placed the
file, right-click on the folder, and select "Command Prompt Here", or
b. Open the command prompt (usually under Programs > Accessories),
and use a CD command to get to the folder where you saved the text
file.

3. Type this command
SORT <in.txt >out.txt
assuming you named your text file in.txt -- otherwise use the actual
file name. You can also use any other name for out.txt.

4. Type EXIT to close the command prompt.

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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

Replied to [Stan Brown]s message :
> Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:27:20 -0800 from hunt
> <hunt@discussions.microsoft.com>:
>> Can someone tell me if XP has a way of putting a long list of names in
>> alphabetical order?I have MICROSOFT WORD but can't find anything there.
>
> Yes, if you're willing to use the command prompt.
>
> 1. Using Notepad or another editor, put the names in a text file, one
> per line.
>
<snippppp>

Click Start > Run :

sort.exe "filepathtoSort.txt" /O "savedResult.txt"

for example :

sort.exe "C:\Windows\somefile.txt" /o "C:\Windows\SortedFile.txt"


Good Luck, Ayush.
--
XP-Tips [Instantly activate a screen saver] :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...creensaver.mspx

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:00:03 -0600 from <Ayush <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]
gmail.com">>:
> Replied to [Stan Brown]s message :
> > Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:27:20 -0800 from hunt
> > <hunt@discussions.microsoft.com>:
> >> Can someone tell me if XP has a way of putting a long list of names in
> >> alphabetical order?I have MICROSOFT WORD but can't find anything there.
> >
> > Yes, if you're willing to use the command prompt.
> >
> > 1. Using Notepad or another editor, put the names in a text file, one
> > per line.
> >
> <snippppp>
>
> Click Start > Run :
>
> sort.exe "filepathtoSort.txt" /O "savedResult.txt"
>
> for example :
>
> sort.exe "C:\Windows\somefile.txt" /o "C:\Windows\SortedFile.txt"

Yes, I think this is shorter than what I suggested though it has the
same result.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

Replied to [Stan Brown]s message :
>> sort.exe "C:\Windows\somefile.txt" /o "C:\Windows\SortedFile.txt"
>
> Yes, I think this is shorter than what I suggested though it has the
> same result.

Yes that's same but you forgot the O switch.

Good Luck, Ayush.
--
XP-Tips [Disable Turn off computer button on Welcome screen] :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...d/sdbutton.mspx

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:49:25 -0600 from <Ayush <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]
gmail.com">>:
> Replied to [Stan Brown]s message :
> >> sort.exe "C:\Windows\somefile.txt" /o "C:\Windows\SortedFile.txt"
> >
> > Yes, I think this is shorter than what I suggested though it has the
> > same result.
>
> Yes that's same but you forgot the O switch.

I used > redirection instead of /o. I didn't know of /o until I saw
your article. :-)

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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

Replied to [Stan Brown]s message :
> Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:49:25 -0600 from <Ayush <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]
> gmail.com">>:
>> Replied to [Stan Brown]s message :
>>>> sort.exe "C:\Windows\somefile.txt" /o "C:\Windows\SortedFile.txt"
>>> Yes, I think this is shorter than what I suggested though it has the
>>> same result.
>> Yes that's same but you forgot the O switch.
>
> I used > redirection instead of /o.


Oh.. i misunderstood that. I thought you are using <in.txt> to show that
in.txt is the path of file.


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→ Ayush [ Good :-) Luck ]

Just a hint, but you can still use the old DirCmd to arrange files in
alphabetical order and one page at a time, with all the directories at the
top

Right click My Computer, select properties,
click Advanced and Environment Variables,

Under User Variables, click Edit,
Under Variable name Type DirCmd press the tab key
Type /o/p click OK, OK, OK


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Jerry

If you want the best seat in the house,
You'll have to move the cat.

"Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
news:OM4ZprcUHHA.4828@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Replied to [Stan Brown]s message :
>> Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:27:20 -0800 from hunt
>> <hunt@discussions.microsoft.com>:
>>> Can someone tell me if XP has a way of putting a long list of names in
>>> alphabetical order?I have MICROSOFT WORD but can't find anything there.
>>
>> Yes, if you're willing to use the command prompt.
>>
>> 1. Using Notepad or another editor, put the names in a text file, one per
>> line.
>>
> <snippppp>
>
> Click Start > Run :
>
> sort.exe "filepathtoSort.txt" /O "savedResult.txt"
>
> for example :
>
> sort.exe "C:\Windows\somefile.txt" /o "C:\Windows\SortedFile.txt"
>
>
> Good Luck, Ayush.
> --
> XP-Tips [Instantly activate a screen saver] :
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...creensaver.mspx

Press New then Edit

--
Jerry

If you want the best seat in the house,
You'll have to move the cat.

"JerryM (ID)" <jerrym526@msn.org> wrote in message
news:OPmv3cDVHHA.4668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Just a hint, but you can still use the old DirCmd to arrange files in
> alphabetical order and one page at a time, with all the directories at the
> top
>
> Right click My Computer, select properties,
> click Advanced and Environment Variables,
>
> Under User Variables, click Edit,
> Under Variable name Type DirCmd press the tab key
> Type /o/p click OK, OK, OK
>
>
> --
> Jerry
>
> If you want the best seat in the house,
> You'll have to move the cat.
>
> "Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
> news:OM4ZprcUHHA.4828@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Replied to [Stan Brown]s message :
>>> Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:27:20 -0800 from hunt
>>> <hunt@discussions.microsoft.com>:
>>>> Can someone tell me if XP has a way of putting a long list of names in
>>>> alphabetical order?I have MICROSOFT WORD but can't find anything there.
>>>
>>> Yes, if you're willing to use the command prompt.
>>>
>>> 1. Using Notepad or another editor, put the names in a text file, one
>>> per line.
>>>
>> <snippppp>
>>
>> Click Start > Run :
>>
>> sort.exe "filepathtoSort.txt" /O "savedResult.txt"
>>
>> for example :
>>
>> sort.exe "C:\Windows\somefile.txt" /o "C:\Windows\SortedFile.txt"
>>
>>
>> Good Luck, Ayush.
>> --
>> XP-Tips [Instantly activate a screen saver] :
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...creensaver.mspx
>
>