re: Question about 'Sort by Extension in Explorer'
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Andrew
(1 messages posted)
As Steve points out, those responding with solutions are not reading the question.
Searching by 'type' is not the same as searching by 'extension'. In many cases 'type'
is like 'extension' but not all. In some cases the registered 'type' is not correct
for the application that you intend to use the file with.
One example is when one program registers an extension, say ".foo" as type "Bar data
file.". If you are working with another program that uses ".foo" files and try to
search the directory examine the created ".foo" files if you list by 'type' you will
have to know that they are listed as "Bar data file". If there is a large collection
of files and types in the folder knowing that the "Bar data files" is really a ".foo"
can be a head ache. This is even worse if you are working with someone else's program
and there are a large number of extensions with registered types.
Such is my scenario. In this situation I would like to list the files by 'extension'
and not the 'type'.
One solution exists, but it does not work with Vista, only win XP and 2000. Cpext
by John Williams. http://www.xrayz.co.uk/extension-column/
I hope that although this thread has gone unanswered since December, 2007 I hope
that someone might know a good solution.
-Andrew
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