re: XP Sort order - My Head hurts!
Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 4:31 am
Posted by Special-K
(582 messages posted)
Fairly simple really.
Windows 2000
Ie4_01
Ie4_128
Ie401sp2
Ie5
Ie501sp2
Ie6
This sorts on an individual character basis. 4 comes before 5 which comes before
6. So the 401 entry appears where it does because of the "4" in "401"
Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
Ie4_01
Ie4_128
Ie5
Ie6
Ie401sp2
Ie501sp2
In the above example however ENTIRE numbers are interpreted within the filename,
so 401 is higher than 6 so it comes after 6, 501 is higher than 401 so it comes last.
Hope this helps.
Actually Im glad you asked this question cos it may explain a similar problem I had
a few months back with files not appearing in the sort order I expected.
I rarely return to a problem once I've answered it so make sure you clearly define
what the trouble is.
On Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 3:05 pm, geek9pm wrote:
>From the Microsoft.com KB:
>
>"The sort order for files and folders whose names contain numerals is different
in
>Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 than it is in Windows 2000..."
>
>I have tried to read this and my head begins to hurt and now I have a bellyache
too.
>I really would like to understand this stuff. Please! Anybody out there can explain
>this in very simple terms I can grasp!
>The article was:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827
>
Thanks in advance.
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