Seems to me that everything starting with the number 1 coming before anything starting with the number 2, regardless of length is the same way my dictionary is sorted - everything starting with the letter a comes before anything starting with the letter b. And that was designed a couple of years before Legacy or Microsoft. It has nothing to do with computers. Art Seddon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy" <frostfree12@yahoo.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Getting filenames to display inactualnumericorder - help please! Dennis said >>I think that all computer systems sort is this manner, it is certainly the way sorting works for most databases. One way is to use leading zeros on your file names. For example, F-0001 . . . .<< Well computers will sort the way they are told to. Microsoft code is telling Windows Explorer to sort in this way. I can take advantage of an option in spreadsheet programs to sort in a normal way so I do not have to *label* a number "1" as "0001". Some genealogical tree-type software, not confined to Microsoft code, will sort Family numbers and Individual numbers as real-world normal without requiring the tags or place-holders. It is very disappointing not to be able to make WinExplorer do the same. But thank you for the suggestions. Cheers, Judy --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yep, so in the computer world, you need those zero's to line up the numbers. It falls in line with how numbers all line up on the right side of a paper when adding or subtracting. It's called 'logic' thinking with PC's. Not 'rational' thinking. -----Original Message----- From: gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Art Seddon Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 11:43 PM To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Getting filenames to displayinactualnumericorder - help please! Seems to me that everything starting with the number 1 coming before anything starting with the number 2, regardless of length is the same way my dictionary is sorted - everything starting with the letter a comes before anything starting with the letter b. And that was designed a couple of years before Legacy or Microsoft. It has nothing to do with computers. Art Seddon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy" <frostfree12@yahoo.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Getting filenames to display inactualnumericorder - help please! Dennis said >>I think that all computer systems sort is this manner, it is certainly the way sorting works for most databases. One way is to use leading zeros on your file names. For example, F-0001 . . . .<< Well computers will sort the way they are told to. Microsoft code is telling Windows Explorer to sort in this way. I can take advantage of an option in spreadsheet programs to sort in a normal way so I do not have to *label* a number "1" as "0001". Some genealogical tree-type software, not confined to Microsoft code, will sort Family numbers and Individual numbers as real-world normal without requiring the tags or place-holders. It is very disappointing not to be able to make WinExplorer do the same. But thank you for the suggestions. Cheers, Judy --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.7/1410 - Release Date: 5/1/2008 5:30 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.7/1410 - Release Date: 5/1/2008 5:30 PM