File Manager Sort By Type Different from CMD.EXE Sort

Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
Article ID: Q102385

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

The Windows NT File Manager Sort By Type option behaves differently from DIR /O:E in CMD.EXE. Windows NT File Manager sorts the list by extension first, then it sorts the part of the filename BEFORE the extension by name. CMD.EXE sorts the list by extension and then sorts the WHOLE filename by name. The two methods can achieve different orders, as their sorts on the following sample list shows:

   File Manager      CMD.EXE
   -----------------------------

   a.1               a.1
   a.doc             a.1.doc
   a.1.doc           a.doc
   a.txt.doc         a.txt.doc
   a.txt             a.txt
   a.1.txt           a.doc.txt
   a.doc.txt         a.1.txt

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbother ntfilesys
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
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