Punctuation Character Sort Order in Windows XP Filenames?

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Can someone link me to a list that shows the sort order of all
displayable characters in a Windows XP filename?

It's not ASCII order, nor ANSI order. If it were, then curly brackets
{} and tilde ~ would sort out to the bottom, but they go to the top.

The reason I ask is because I need a character that will sort out to
the bottom. As far as I can tell, ANY character that is NOT a LETTER
sorts out to the top. But even then - in what order..???

Thanks.
 
Can someone link me to a list that shows the sort order of all
displayable characters in a Windows XP filename?

It's not ASCII order, nor ANSI order. If it were, then curly brackets
{} and tilde ~ would sort out to the bottom, but they go to the top.

The reason I ask is because I need a character that will sort out to
the bottom. As far as I can tell, ANY character that is NOT a LETTER
sorts out to the top. But even then - in what order..???

Thanks.
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I take it that you did not find any of these useful:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1253295399

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/xpsortorder.htm

http://nevcal.com/eclectic/file_sorting.html

http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Solution-Builder/Windows-XP-Changes-Filename-Sorting/

All found on the first page of results for this google search string:

"win xp filename sort order"
 
JosephKK said:
I take it that you did not find any of these useful:
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To save others time:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319827
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Explains a registry tweak that changes the way _numerical parts_ of
filenames are sorted in XP. Not what spinjector was asking for.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1253295399 See below.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/xpsortorder.htm
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Repeats the registry info. as if his own.
http://nevcal.com/eclectic/file_sorting.html
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A well-written rant about the sorting of numeric filenames, concluding
with the registry hack again.
http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Solution-Builder/Windows-XP-Changes-Fi
lename-Sorting/ The registry hack again.

All found on the first page of results for this google search string:

"win xp filename sort order"
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Only the annoyances one gave an answer to what was being asked for: it
requires a numeric pad to be available (which it isn't, without much
fiddling, on many laptops and all netbooks), but is the only answer to
the question so far (personally, I just use "z" for this purpose).
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