Leading zeros in Windows Explorer

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Ted Daniels

WE ignores leading zeroes when displaying a file list.
Since I have a *lot* of image files with numeric names,
this creates chaos when I try to find a file named, say,
04235.psd; it will appear after 41668.psd. I'v lokked
pretty closely at all the menus in WE, and haven't found a
fix.

Any suggestions?
Thanks.
 
"half a solution" is to reorder the file list, (click the filename column
header), that'll shunt the files with leading zeros to the bottom of the
list.

regards, Richard
 
Ted said:
WE ignores leading zeroes when displaying a file list.
Since I have a *lot* of image files with numeric names,
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There were vast numbers of complaints in earlier versions that
ex[lorer's sort did *not* treat numeric fields as numbers, thus putting
file10 before file9, that it now treats any sequence of digits as a
numerical entity. If you have SP1, then Use TweakUI - one of the XP
Powertoys from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Once installed you will find it in Start - All Programs - Powertoys for
Windows XP

It has a setting on the Explorer page to 'use intuitive file name
sorting - uncheck it.

If you do not have SP1, Kelly has a fix on her site at
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks2.htm
 
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