File name sort

Bridge sorts file names in what might be called "logical sorting." However I have many folders with numerical names (based on case numbers) and finding any particular one is like searching through a haystack. Is there any way to get Bridge to sort files I so I can easily find what I am looking for?

Just taking a guess here, but if wrong sure someone will correct my mistake.
You sent the folder view which I believe is sorted according to windows standards like numbers first then alphebetical. If this is important to you, experiment with exactly how the folders are arranged so you can find them easier. Don't believe it is a random order. There is a hierechial order with spaces, symbols, letters, and numbers that set the weight as to what is ranked first.
In folders you can sort files by a number of different metadata fields, or sorting manually.

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IPhone photo album file name sort order

I have a folder with photos in it on my Mac. When I sync the folder to my iPhone and view the photos on the phone, the photos are not displaying in file name sort order. The file names of the photos are numbers (001, 002, 003 etc.). It seems the photos are being displayed in date created order and not in the file name order. The album with photos on my Mac is arranged / sorted by the name when syncing.
Is there a way to have the photos in the iPhone album displayed in file name sort order?
Thanks,
David

Focus Point (not free, no ads) will allow you to rename the files, add descriptions, and sort in a variety of ways. But it won't let you do anything in the main screen except browse your photo albums or camera roll, select one, and then you can do a search within that album or camera roll--and then if and only if the photo has a filename or description can you search for it. Bottom line: be sure to give your photos a proper file name and add a description.

Sorting string like windows file name sorting

Hi everybody, I have a simple question.
I was trying to sort some file name in java
Let say we have a list of string which are :
1.txt
a.txt
2.txt
11.txt
a(1).txt
a(11).txt
a(2).txt
If i convert those strings as file names, and sort it by file name in the windows explorer the result is
1.txt
2.txt
11.txt
a(1).txt
a(2).txt
a(11).txt
a.txt
But if i enter those strings into an Arraylist and use Arrays.sort or Collections.sort, the result is
1.txt
11.txt
2.txt
a(1).txt
a(11).txt
a(2).txt
a.txt
Is there a way to achieve the string sort similar to windows rather than aplhabetically like the default sort of Arrays/Collection.
I have done some searching but only found problem regarding to different language character sorting which can be achieved using Collator but this was not my case. Has anybody encounter this issue ?
Any help is greatly appreciated
regards
Hendra Effendi

ballistic_realm wrote:
Let say we have a list of string which are :
1.txt
a.txt
2.txt
11.txt
a(1).txt
a(11).txt
a(2).txt
If i convert those strings as file names, and sort it by file name in the windows explorer the result is
1.txt
2.txt
11.txt
a(1).txt
a(2).txt
a(11).txt
a.txt
...Not sure, but wouldn't Windows sort it like:
1.txt
2.txt
11.txt
a.txt
a(1).txt
a(2).txt
a(11).txt
If so, the try something like this (UNTESTED!):
class WindowsFileNamesComparator implements Comparator<String> {
    public int compare(String a, String b) {
        String[] tokensA = tokenize(withoutExtension(a));
        String[] tokensB = tokenize(withoutExtension(b));
        int max = Math.min(tokensA.length, tokensB.length);
        for(int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
            if(tokensA.equalsIgnoreCase(tokensB[i]))
continue;
else if(tokensA[i].matches("\\d+") && tokensB[i].matches("\\D+"))
return -1;
else if(tokensA[i].matches("\\D+") && tokensB[i].matches("\\d+"))
return 1;
else if(tokensA[i].matches("\\d+") && tokensB[i].matches("\\d+"))
return Integer.valueOf(tokensA[i])-Integer.valueOf(tokensB[i]);
else
return tokensA[i].compareTo(tokensB[i]);
return tokensA.length - tokensB.length;
private String[] tokenize(String s) {
List<String> tokens = new ArrayList<String>();
Matcher m = Pattern.compile("\\d+|\\D+").matcher(s);
while(m.find()) {
tokens.add(m.group());
return tokens.toArray(new String[]{});
private String withoutExtension(String s) {
int lastDot = s.lastIndexOf('.');
return lastDot < 0 ? s : s.substring(0, lastDot);

Where has the File Name sort gone in PSE11 ?

I have recently migrated to PSE 11 from PS 9 and am annoyed that the filename sort seems to have disappeared in PSE 11 Organizer (it was Display-Folder Location in PS 9). Does anyone know how to sort images by filename in Organzier 11?
Now the only sort is chronological which is a pain for building a story-board for eventual migration of images to non-Adobe apps such as Pinnacle Studio. While the labelling features of Organizer are wonderful for those that like to spend days micro-managing their images, the reality of the native (ie Windows) file structure remains and is the only compatible file structure understood by other apps. There is no reason for Adobe to drop the filename sort option in Organizer - please bring it back !!

My iPad is a first generation so it on IOS 5 and I am running iTunes 11. Shows up for me as I said above. Maybe somebody else knows whay it doesn't work for you.
Probably try all the usual suspects Power on and Off for ipad 9 Not Standby, hold down Power button until a red slider appears. The when off keep it pressed for 2-3 secs and iPad will reboot.
Also switch of iTunes and Computer and the switch back on.
Never know it might help certainly wouldn't hurt

Sort order of alphanumeric file names in Finder

File Name Sorting
I often using dates for file names - for letters and for photos in particular, with a format something like yymmdd, e.g., today's date, December 27, would be 071227. Occasionally I may use 20071227. If I have the year and month but do not have a specific date, the file name might look like 0712xx. The sort sequence of files in the various Finder views does not seem to be what I would expect, based on standard computer alphanumeric sorting rules. Here is what I am finding - three files beginning with file names 0708xx, 070212 and 070521 will appear in the Finder list as follows:
0708xx
070212
070521
whereas I would expect the proper sort order to be:
070212
070521
0708xx
If I change "xx" to "00" then the sort order is strictly numerical, i.e.,
070212
070521
070800
No one can explain why the files sort per the first list above, if I use the "xx" convention for the date. Is there a Leopard bug, or is the sort order based on an algorithm I am unfamiliar with.

Tom's comprehensive article provides the answer but is perhaps a bit much for those looking for a simple, easy to remember rule. The brief one at File System Overview: Sorting Rules may be useful in this respect:
"Digit sub-strings are sorted by numeric value rather than as characters."
IOW, much like a human would naturally do, the Finder considers numeric expressions as potentially multi-character entities.
Except ... just like humans, it seems not to know what to do with leading zeros. Try this:
Create a new folder & add to it 4 sub-folders named as follows (all "0" characters are zeros):
2
2aa
02
02aa
Note that in list view, Leopard sorts them by name as follows:
02
2
02aa
2aa
But, try selecting them in order by hitting the tab key repeatedly, which should move you down the list one item after the other ... but doesn't.

Need option to list books by File Name

With a good number of books added to ADE, it's sometimes impossible to identify the book from the thumbnail, if it's just the first page of text, for example, and not all pdfs populate the "Title" field either, especially homegrown pdfs. So if Adobe would add a File Name sort option to the drop-down in the Library view in the next edition, it would help to locate among large numbers of ebooks.

I think what you are looking for is:
Edit>>Preferences>>Advanced tab
There are two important check boxes
Keep iTunes Media folder organised: This can move and rename files when the tags are changed.
Copy to iTunes Media folder when Adding to Library: This does what it says, it doesn't move files, it copies them and then iTunes uses the copy in the iTunes Media folder, leaving the original intact.

How can I have uploaded pictures to iPhone or iPad be sorted by file name. Used to be able to based on their folders, but it no longer works and puts pictures in random order, I guess by date, which doesn't work for me. Need them by file name.

Using windows. In the past I was able to have the picutres sorted in files and by file name and that is how they showed in the phone or pad. Not long ago one of the itune updates changed so it sorted by date and the the another update changed so it went by file name. Well when I got a new computer and updated itunes it won't load pictures in correct order. Is there an option I'm missing or is this an option that Apple should have for how you want pictures sorted?

SELECT     datapoint,
           sub_total,
           section
FROM       report_table
WHERE      datapoint IN
               (SELECT   datapoint
                FROM     report_table
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                AND      report_name = :selected_report_name
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I want to build an apple script that will parse the name of a file and sort it into folders.

This is for medical application, so I will do it as such: CLIN_FAM_PAT_FILE_DATE.EXT sorts into Folders: Family/Patient/Type/Date, either sorting into folders that already exist (and make them shared folders eventually for each patient) or creating new folders with names as indicated by the file name. The Prefix "CLIN" is an indication that the file is a clincial patient document and so needs to be filed. Files without that prefix would be ignored.
So the file format would be:
Family Folder
Family DocumentsDocument Type folders
Patient folders - for each person who is a member of that houshold unitDocument Type Folders (such as x-rays, lab reports, or insurance info)Within each document type, there would be separate folders based on the date (or at least the order of the docs would be by date)
For example:   A document called CLIN_JONES123_JAMES228_LAB_022614.PDF which is a lab summary for James Jones done on 2/26/14 would go here
JONES123 FolderJAMES228 FolderLab Results FolderFebruary 2014 Folder.
Makes sense? I am initially putting these files into a Filemaker Pro database and having it compile the files based on patient name, type, date, etc. But need to use Applescript to create the folders so things are organized in a way that I can easily share with patients.
Makes sense?

You can call this script from Applescript (just need to do some escaping of quotes):
This can be run in Applescript:
do shell script "
DestinantionFolder=$HOME/Desktop
MONTHS=(January February March April May June July August September October November December)
for f in ~/Desktop/*
do
     if [[ $( echo \"${f##*/}\" | cut -d_ -f1 ) == \"CLIN\" ]] ; then
          ff=$( echo \"${f##*/}\" | cut -d_ -f2 )
          pd=$( echo \"${f##*/}\" | cut -d_ -f3 )
          date=$( echo \"${f##*/}\" | cut -d_ -f5 )
          date=${date%%.*}
          mo=${date:0:2}
          yr=20${date:4:2}
          Dir=$DestinantionFolder/$ff/$pd/${MONTHS[$mo-1]}\\ $yr/
          if [ ! -d \"$Dir\" ]; then
               mkdir -p \"$Dir\"
          fi
          mv \"$f\" \"$Dir\"
     fi
done"
...is there a way to trigger this whenever a new file is created to check and see if it needs to be moved
Yes, with Automator. When you Open Automator, choose Folder Action
I copied what you did and while the script ran successfully, I don't see any new folders created. Your shell script makes sense; I am not sure why it doesn't create folders.
The script as written only looks for files in the Desktop Folder
(edit by changing: DestinantionFolder=$HOME/Desktop )
To test I created a file on my Desktop
touch ~/Desktop/CLIN_JONES123_JAMES228_LAB_022614.PDF
and Folders were created and the file moved.
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How do I sort clips in the Project panel library (bin) alphabetically by file name?

Two questions: How do I sort clip thumbnails in the Project Panel library (bin) alphabetically by file name?
How do I "select" a group of 25 consecutive clips on the time line to form a group without having to click on each individual clip one at a time. The method in the Help menu about "alt" click does nothing for me.

Sorry, I missed part 2. Unless CS4.2 has added a true "Group" function, like in InDesign, Illustrator, etc., there is not a direct way to keep Selected Clips together. However, you can put them on their own Sequence and then Nest that Sequence with others. This is often done, so that one can apply Effects "globally" to that Nested Sequence. [Note: there is no real Group function in Titler either, but for many operations, one can Select multiple Text Blocks, Shapes, Lines, etc., but there is no way to permanently "hold" that group.]
The Alt-click in the Project Panel, for instance, will allow one to drag all to the Timeline, and the Shift-click (or lasso w/ Cursor) in the Timeline will allow one to apply certain things to that group, but the moment that any other Clip is Selected, that "group," does not exist.
I can see a use for a real Group function, but for things like the application of Effects, one would still need to do the Nesting. Test this out by Selecting just two Clips, and go to apply an Effect - you cannot do that. OTOH, one can apply an Effect to one Clip, Rt-click it and choose Copy, then Select multiple Clips and Rt-click on those, where you would Paste Attributes. Not exactly what I think you are asking about, but the results, with just a few clicks, should be the same.
If I missed your intent and need, let me know where I went wrong.
Good luck,
Hunt

How I can sort music files (audiobook) in music player on iPhone by file name, not by title name?

I have audiobook of abt.500 files, all titles are the name of the book. iPhone music player does not understand sorting by file names, but by title, hterfore it plays files chaotic. So, how I can sort audiobook files in music player by file name, not by title name?

I have the same problem.
I've went through the pains of merging all chapters into one big file for each and every audiobook, so that at least the chapters don't get played in random order. Month and month of work….. In iTunes 12.01. I can now order my audiobooks by title or by author.
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iPods where originally designed for music and audiobooks, but each and every version of iOS makes handling your music and especially your audiobooks harder and harder….
I am very disappointed and after so many years of using apple, I am considering to move on to android devices.

PSE6 - sort by file name

How to sort by file name in the Organize view of PSE6.
I tried Display->Folder Location. But there are still two pictures (#15 and #18 out of 130) which are shown at the end of the view.
More sort options in the thumbnail view would be helpful.
Thanks
Hagen

Not sure I understand what zou mean here Hagen. Do you because the
images are in a different folder they don't end up in the right sequence?
Put requests into the Feature Request area by the way. Forum
participants are end-users like yourself.
Cheers

PhE11: No possibility to sort my pictures by file name ! Why not ?? (Like in PhE 9) Tha

There is in PHE 11 Editorno longer a possibility to sort my pictures by file name ! Why not ?? (Like in PhE 9) That creates a big problem working with my thousands of files !

dear Brett N
I am a new macbook user forced to give up Digital Image Pro (winXP), and looking for a photo program that sorts BY NAME. REPEAT BY NAME.
I was ready to purchase PSE11, but luckily I read this forum and saw that in your infinite wisdom you spared every expense and removed this function.
I have no need for face recognition, type of photo, etc.
Should I abandon 15 years of files all sorted by where they were taken?
I think not. For you to do this to previous owners shows a blatant disregard for them.
I will look elsewhere and not to a Photoshop product.
Should you provide an update that corrects this I would consider installing it on my 2 new Apple machines. Hurry though......

Is there a way to sort files in a folder by file name in elements 11?

When I want to print a contact sheet, I need the files pictures in the file name order. Elements 9 had this feature.

I have different needs, but I agree the lack of alphanumeric sort should be fixed. In my situation, it would be enough to have an option to automatically sort an album in alphabetical order. I would also like a sort by caption for albums.
In your case, that is with too many files in folders, the nearest workaround I have found would be:
- Select the images you need to sort (a folder for instance) and export them without changing names in a new folder.
- Import the result into the organizer.
- Select all files in the import batch and assign them a common date stamp.
Your copies should be shown in file name order, in thumbnail, folder or batch import view. But the date taken will be lost...
A solution could be to select both the original images and the edited ones, use the 'automatically suggest stacks' based on visual similarity. You won't lose the date information, but at the cost of twice the disk space.

How can I make Sort by File Name the default in Adobe Bridge CS5?

The only online support I have found so far avoids the specific question. Must I assume that Sort by File Name cannot be made the default - and will revert to Manual each time I close Bridge?

If you have "start bridge at login checked" your changes will not keep unless you close program by clicking on File then Exit. Just closing window does not exit program.
Option is in advanced preferences.

How can I get Elements 11 Organiser to sort by File Name as in Elements 7

I have just acquired Elements 11 to replace Elements 7
All my main photos (thousands) are in 1 file on my computer.
My individual file names are dates - eg "1960-09Sept Venice St Marks Square.." etc, so File Names bring my thousands of images up in date order.
I have tagged them in Elements 11 as appropriate with 1 or more Tags per photo.
In Elements 7 there is an Option "Display" and one of the options is "Folder Location" i.e file name order, which is what I want.
I cannot find this option in Elements 11 - all I have found is an option to sort by just "new" or "old" i.e file date order. Fine for photgraphs where the file date is the same as the photo but a scan done today may be of an image in 1960 which is where I wanted it sorted!
I know you can amend the file date in Elements 11 for each image but I have hundreds of scans to redate!
I also know you can bring the images up in Elements 11 of my whole file by using "Reveal in Explorer" which brings them up in file name/date order for me but not when I click on the Elements 11 Tags which reverts to File Date.
Is there anyway I can get the Tags to sort by File Name/Location in Elements 11 as in Elements 7?
Tony

Many thanks for your previous message. Very useful.
In fact in preparing to answer your question, I find that maybe my problem is not as bad as I thought!
Yes, I have a lot of photos but the majority in digital form are photos (2,500) since the year 2000 which will be sorted by Elements according to the photo/file date.
I have 6,000 or so prints/slides going back mostly to the 1930s but quite a few back as far as the late 1800s. I am scanning a lot of these into digital form but I have only scanned about 500 or so so far and it is only these that are causing a problem. (I am unlikely to scan all 6,000!). These range from the 1880s to 2000. However, as I only started taking digital photos in 2000, if I follow your suggestion, I could give all my scans the same file date (a date prior to 2000) and if I understand correctly what you say, they will then all be sorted in the alpha/numeric order I want.
Have I got this right?.
I suppose, as an alternative, It would not be a real problem to insert a file date for the 500 or so I have scanned and I would then just need to enter a file date for any future scans.
As you indicate, there are other options but one of the 2 options above seem at present to be my best bet.
Thank you very much for your suggestions - maybe I can now more or less get what I want without too much effort but I would still prefer Adobe to add a File Location Option as before!
First & last paragraphs were edited by: Tony Boulton 8/6/13 0054

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