Re: Sort error

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? Use intuitive filename sorting

[[If this is checked the Explorer will sort files so that, for e.g. “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. ]]
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The Sort Order for Files and Folders Whose Names Contain Numerals Is
Different in Windows XP Than It Is in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319827

Windows Explorer Incorrectly Sorts Files and Folders with 10 or
More Consecutive Numerals
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318872

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:B381999A-2C1D-4ADC-AA62-90608EC6447B@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Paul at Aspen <PaulatAspen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> I've noticed an error in the sorting of files in Windows Explorer. It
> appears that after the filename gets to be a certain size, it no longer
> uses just the actual sorting of the filename, but starts to consider the
> size of the filename.
>
> Example - These files get sorted in this order:
>
> ExtraWork0507.xls
> ExtraWork05031.xls
> ExtraWork05032.xls
> ExtraWork05041.xls
> ExtraWork05042.xls
> ExtraWork05052-050601.xls
>
> If you change the file "ExtraWork0507.xls" to be named
> "ExtraWork05071.xls", it shows after the "ExtraWork05052-050601.xls" file
> as expected (but maybe if this bug was consistent, these two would show
> in the reverse order).
>
> If you change the "ExtraWork05041.xls" file to be named
> "ExtraWork0504.xls", it shows above the "ExtraWork0507.xls" file.
>
> Haven't tested enough to see at what file name length this behaviour
> occurs. I'll leave it up to Microsoft to do the extensive testing on
> this, but we have a couple applications that process the files in a
> directory, expecting them to be in alphabetical order, and this may
> affect others with similar applications as well.

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