files sorting question

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Hi,

i can't figure this ou, i mean : explorer will sort files
like this :

p1.rtf
p2.rtf
..
..
..
p9.rtf

but then p101 will be set far before p9,
i mean

p1.rtf
p100.rtf
...
...
...
p8.rtf


So all my pages are mixed up and in a order that make it
difficult to merge them automatically.
Explorer is not aware of numbers, only of digit....not aware
that 10 is greater than 9. how could i retreive the correct sorting,
by page number ? sorting by date is not a good idea.
It may be a very newbie question, sorry

laurent
 
Hi,

i can't figure this ou, i mean : explorer will sort files
like this :
snip

p1.rtf
p100.rtf
..
..
..
p8.rtf


So all my pages are mixed up and in a order that make it
difficult to merge them automatically.
Explorer is not aware of numbers, only of digit....not aware
that 10 is greater than 9. how could i retreive the correct sorting,
by page number ? sorting by date is not a good idea.
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Name your files p0001.rtf, p0002.rtf, etc.
There might be a rename program out there that's capable of renaming your
existing files for you.
BTW, don't apologize for a question, that's what usenet is for, doesn't
matter if you're a newbie or expert on the subject.
HTH
 
So all my pages are mixed up and in a order that make it
difficult to merge them automatically.
Explorer is not aware of numbers, only of digit....not aware
that 10 is greater than 9. how could i retreive the correct
sorting, by page number ? sorting by date is not a good idea.
It may be a very newbie question, sorry
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XP should sort by numeric value (as you require) automatically.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827/ says:

"By default, in Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server
numerals in strings that are contained in file and
folder names are considered to be numeric content,
not text. Numerals in folder and file names are
sorted according to their numeric value."

Check "NoStrCmpLogical" is missing or is zero in the following
registry key:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Currentversion\Policies\Explorer

I find that some apps ignore the XP sort method and impose the old
sequence which is what you refer to. Maybe they have their own
internal code for sorting.
 
On 23 Dec 2005 04:53:23 -0800, "lisztfr"

how could i retreive the correct sorting,
by page number ? sorting by date is not a good idea.
It may be a very newbie question, sorry

laurent
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If you are using Windows XP set your choice of ordering within TweakUI
2.10.0.0 under the "explorer" tab.
 
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Hi,

i can't figure this ou, i mean : explorer will sort files
like this :

p1.rtf
p2.rtf
.
.
.
p9.rtf

but then p101 will be set far before p9,
i mean

p1.rtf
p100.rtf
..
..
..
p8.rtf


So all my pages are mixed up and in a order that make it
difficult to merge them automatically.
Explorer is not aware of numbers, only of digit....not aware
that 10 is greater than 9. how could i retreive the correct sorting,
by page number ? sorting by date is not a good idea.
It may be a very newbie question, sorry

laurent
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Name your pages as

p001.rtf
p002.rtf
etc.

They will then sort correctly on any alphabetic sort. Dates need to be
in the form yyyymmdd to sort into date order.
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lisztfr said:
Hi,

i can't figure this ou, i mean : explorer will sort files
like this :

p1.rtf
p2.rtf
.
.
.
p9.rtf

but then p101 will be set far before p9,
i mean
Click to expand...

That is because the names are sorted acording to the ASCII values of the
characters, not the visual representation of the values (the characters
themselves). Look up the ASCII values for your examples and you'll see
what I mean.

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Thanks for the replies guys, i'm under windows me btw.
This naming method starting with 0001 seems ok. I also allready
use a nice rename program called Siren. There are not a lot,
and this is good.

laurent
 
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