Cannot sort files in bridge cs4

Question

Hi
As you know it, since Windows XP xp2, the explorer sorts the files this way :
1, 002, 03, 000004...
For getting back the "right" alphabetical way, you can change the registry. So did I.
Now in the explorer, I get the files sorted like this :
000004, 002, 03, 1
Well
but in adobe bridge CS4, nothing changes. the files are sorted : 1, 002, 03, 000004...
Is there a way to have the files sorted like in explorer ?
thanks for your replies
(Sorry for my bad english)

Answer 1

Yes it can be done but it's very messy!
The following script should do the job BUT it does require you select Manual sort and move any document first! This makes sure that a hidden file .BridgeSort is created in the folder. This file is re-created into the correct order then a new window is opened and the old window closed. This is because Bridge only reads this file when it opens.
Using ExtendScript Toolkit copy and paste the code into a new window, start Bridge - Edit - Preferences - Startup Scripts, click the "Reveal" button. This will open the folder that the script should be placed. Once that has been done close and restart Bridge and accept the new script. You will now have a new menu item "AlphaSort"
#target bridge  
if( BridgeTalk.appName == "bridge" ) { 
var newMenuSort = new MenuElement( "menu", "Alpha Sort", "after Help", "mySortData" );
var newSortCommand = new MenuElement( "command", "Alpha Sort", "at the end of mySortData" , "xxxx" );
newSortCommand.onSelect = function () {
   alphaSort();
function alphaSort(){
var file = new File(app.document.presentationPath +"/.BridgeSort");
if(!file.exists){
    alert("Please select manual sort and move one document before running this script!");
    return;
file.hidden=false;
file.open('r');
var data = file.read();
file.close();
data = data.split('\n');
var Items=[];
for (var a in data){
    if(data[a].match(/item/g)) Items.push(data[a]);
app.document.sorts = [{ name:"file-size",type:"dimensions", reverse:false }];
Items = Items.sort();
try{
file.remove();
file.open("w", "TEXT", "????");
}catch(e){alert(e+" - "+e.line);}
$.os.search(/windows/i)  != -1 ? file.lineFeed = 'windows'  : file.lineFeed = 'macintosh';
file.writeln("<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes' ?>");
file.writeln("<dirinfo>");
file.writeln("<files>");
for(var s in Items){
    file.writeln(Items[s]);
file.writeln("</files>");
file.writeln("</dirinfo>");
file.close();
file.hidden=true;
app.document.sorts = [{ name:"user",type:"date", reverse:false }];
app.document.chooseMenuItem("mondo/command/new");
app.documents[0].close();