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[DigPeter]

What is the difference, please, between File name and File name (smart) ?

[Mario]

This information was indeed missing from the help. I have added this for the next build.


File Name
Sort by the file name, treating it as a text string. If your file names contain embedded digits, the sort order may differ from the sort order you see in Windows explorer. File names starting with digits are sorted like 1,11,2,...9,99,100


File Name (Numeric)
Analyzes the file name and extracts the leading digits. Then sorts the file name by this number.

123.jpg => 123
123abc.jpg => 123
abc.jog => 0

Use this mode if you want to sort your files by the leading numerical value.


File Name (Smart)  (Default Mode)

This variant attempts to sort file names containing a mix of digits and characters correctly. It uses the same routines used by Windows Explorer and produces sequences like:

2string
3string
20string
st2ring
st3ring
st20ring
string2
string3
string20

[DigPeter]

Mario - Thanks very much for that explanation and the quick reaction with Help.