Explorer not sorting correctly

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Don Leckie

Hello,

In Explorer I have a list of files sorted ascending on file name. The list
is below. Notice that "contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip" sorts before
"contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip". If add trailing zeroes to the first set
of numbers to make them all 8 digits long, the list sorts correctly. Isn't
Explorer sorting the file names as strings?

contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_21.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_22_1.zip
contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip
contivo_30805_2004_02_24.zip
contivo_30901_2004_04_13.zip
contivo_3080403_2003_12_02.zip
contivo_3080404_2003_12_08.zip
contivo_30804010_2004_01_26.zip
contivo_30804013_2004_02_02.zip
contivo_30804017_2004_03_18.zip

Thank You,
Don
 
Hello Don;

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

[[Sort Order - Incorrect

Files and folders whose name contains 10 or more consecutive digits are not
sorted correctly in Windows Explorer. For example, assume that you have
folders with these names:

1111111111
2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
5555555555

In Windows Explorer, these folder names are sorted as:

2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
1111111111
5555555555 ]]

Change the Sort Order Back to W2K Style (Line 107)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
 
Hello Wesley,

I added the registry entry, but it had no effect. Maybe I need to restart
my computer. I'll check the next time I restart my computer.

Thank you,
Don



Wesley Vogel said:
Hello Don;

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

[[Sort Order - Incorrect

Files and folders whose name contains 10 or more consecutive digits are not
sorted correctly in Windows Explorer. For example, assume that you have
folders with these names:

1111111111
2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
5555555555

In Windows Explorer, these folder names are sorted as:

2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
1111111111
5555555555 ]]

Change the Sort Order Back to W2K Style (Line 107)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Don Leckie said:
Hello,

In Explorer I have a list of files sorted ascending on file name.
The list is below. Notice that "contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip" sorts
before "contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip". If add trailing zeroes to
the first set of numbers to make them all 8 digits long, the list
sorts correctly. Isn't Explorer sorting the file names as strings?

contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_21.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_22_1.zip
contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip
contivo_30805_2004_02_24.zip
contivo_30901_2004_04_13.zip
contivo_3080403_2003_12_02.zip
contivo_3080404_2003_12_08.zip
contivo_30804010_2004_01_26.zip
contivo_30804013_2004_02_02.zip
contivo_30804017_2004_03_18.zip

Thank You,
Don
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Hello Don;

Yeah, you probably need to reboot. However, you can:

Ctrl + Alt + Delete | Highlight: explorer.exe | End Process
button | Answer Yes | File | New Task (Run...) | Type:
explorer.exe | OK

Your Desktop and Start button and Taskbar will disappear
when explorer closes, but will reappear when explorer.exe
starts back up. And you will get a message in the Event Viewer
about the Shell stopping. :-) Stopping and restarting the
Shell should be good enough to make the changes take effect.
======

I remembered that Tweak UI has a sort setting.
Tweak UI also has a bunch of other nifty settings.

Tweak UI
[+] Explorer
Use Intuitive filename sorting
[[If this is checked the Explorer will sort files so that, for eg “File 5”
comes before “File 10” because 5 comes before 10. If this is unchecked then
Explorer will use literal sorting, in which case “File 10” will come before
“File 5” because 1 comes before 5. This is a per-user setting.]]

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Don Leckie said:
Hello Wesley,

I added the registry entry, but it had no effect. Maybe I need to
restart my computer. I'll check the next time I restart my computer.

Thank you,
Don



Wesley Vogel said:
Hello Don;

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

[[Sort Order - Incorrect

Files and folders whose name contains 10 or more consecutive digits
are not sorted correctly in Windows Explorer. For example, assume
that you have folders with these names:

1111111111
2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
5555555555

In Windows Explorer, these folder names are sorted as:

2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
1111111111
5555555555 ]]

Change the Sort Order Back to W2K Style (Line 107)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Don Leckie said:
Hello,

In Explorer I have a list of files sorted ascending on file name.
The list is below. Notice that "contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip" sorts
before "contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip". If add trailing zeroes to
the first set of numbers to make them all 8 digits long, the list
sorts correctly. Isn't Explorer sorting the file names as strings?

contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_21.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_22_1.zip
contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip
contivo_30805_2004_02_24.zip
contivo_30901_2004_04_13.zip
contivo_3080403_2003_12_02.zip
contivo_3080404_2003_12_08.zip
contivo_30804010_2004_01_26.zip
contivo_30804013_2004_02_02.zip
contivo_30804017_2004_03_18.zip

Thank You,
Don
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Hello Wesley,

Restarting Explorer worked. Thank you for your help.

Don


Wesley Vogel said:
Hello Don;

Yeah, you probably need to reboot. However, you can:

Ctrl + Alt + Delete | Highlight: explorer.exe | End Process
button | Answer Yes | File | New Task (Run...) | Type:
explorer.exe | OK

Your Desktop and Start button and Taskbar will disappear
when explorer closes, but will reappear when explorer.exe
starts back up. And you will get a message in the Event Viewer
about the Shell stopping. :-) Stopping and restarting the
Shell should be good enough to make the changes take effect.
======

I remembered that Tweak UI has a sort setting.
Tweak UI also has a bunch of other nifty settings.

Tweak UI
[+] Explorer
Use Intuitive filename sorting
[[If this is checked the Explorer will sort files so that, for eg “File 5”
comes before “File 10” because 5 comes before 10. If this is unchecked then
Explorer will use literal sorting, in which case “File 10” will come before
“File 5” because 1 comes before 5. This is a per-user setting.]]

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Don Leckie said:
Hello Wesley,

I added the registry entry, but it had no effect. Maybe I need to
restart my computer. I'll check the next time I restart my computer.

Thank you,
Don



Wesley Vogel said:
Hello Don;

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

[[Sort Order - Incorrect

Files and folders whose name contains 10 or more consecutive digits
are not sorted correctly in Windows Explorer. For example, assume
that you have folders with these names:

1111111111
2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
5555555555

In Windows Explorer, these folder names are sorted as:

2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
1111111111
5555555555 ]]

Change the Sort Order Back to W2K Style (Line 107)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In Don Leckie <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hello,

In Explorer I have a list of files sorted ascending on file name.
The list is below. Notice that "contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip" sorts
before "contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip". If add trailing zeroes to
the first set of numbers to make them all 8 digits long, the list
sorts correctly. Isn't Explorer sorting the file names as strings?

contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_21.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_22_1.zip
contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip
contivo_30805_2004_02_24.zip
contivo_30901_2004_04_13.zip
contivo_3080403_2003_12_02.zip
contivo_3080404_2003_12_08.zip
contivo_30804010_2004_01_26.zip
contivo_30804013_2004_02_02.zip
contivo_30804017_2004_03_18.zip

Thank You,
Don
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Don;

I love it when a plan comes together! :-)

Keep having fun!

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Don Leckie said:
Hello Wesley,

Restarting Explorer worked. Thank you for your help.

Don


Wesley Vogel said:
Hello Don;

Yeah, you probably need to reboot. However, you can:

Ctrl + Alt + Delete | Highlight: explorer.exe | End Process
button | Answer Yes | File | New Task (Run...) | Type:
explorer.exe | OK

Your Desktop and Start button and Taskbar will disappear
when explorer closes, but will reappear when explorer.exe
starts back up. And you will get a message in the Event Viewer
about the Shell stopping. :-) Stopping and restarting the
Shell should be good enough to make the changes take effect.
======

I remembered that Tweak UI has a sort setting.
Tweak UI also has a bunch of other nifty settings.

Tweak UI
[+] Explorer
Use Intuitive filename sorting
[[If this is checked the Explorer will sort files so that, for eg
“File 5” comes before “File 10” because 5 comes before 10. If this
is unchecked then Explorer will use literal sorting, in which case
“File 10” will come before “File 5” because 1 comes before 5. This
is a per-user setting.]]

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Don Leckie said:
Hello Wesley,

I added the registry entry, but it had no effect. Maybe I need to
restart my computer. I'll check the next time I restart my
computer.

Thank you,
Don



Hello Don;

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

[[Sort Order - Incorrect

Files and folders whose name contains 10 or more consecutive digits
are not sorted correctly in Windows Explorer. For example, assume
that you have folders with these names:

1111111111
2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
5555555555

In Windows Explorer, these folder names are sorted as:

2222222222
3333333333
4444444444
1111111111
5555555555 ]]

Change the Sort Order Back to W2K Style (Line 107)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In Don Leckie <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hello,

In Explorer I have a list of files sorted ascending on file name.
The list is below. Notice that "contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip"
sorts before "contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip". If add trailing
zeroes to the first set of numbers to make them all 8 digits
long, the list sorts correctly. Isn't Explorer sorting the file
names as strings?

contivo_309_2004_03_17_1.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_21.zip
contivo_309_2004_03_22_1.zip
contivo_30801_2003_04_09_1.zip
contivo_30805_2004_02_24.zip
contivo_30901_2004_04_13.zip
contivo_3080403_2003_12_02.zip
contivo_3080404_2003_12_08.zip
contivo_30804010_2004_01_26.zip
contivo_30804013_2004_02_02.zip
contivo_30804017_2004_03_18.zip

Thank You,
Don
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