Sort the filenames to be loaded in data portal by date

Question

Hi,
Filenames listed in Diadem File browser are sorted alphabetically.
I would like to script how to load files in search results sorted by date of creation not by name.

Answer 1

Hi Andre Rako,
You mentioned two different ways of loading data into DIAdem (File Browser, Search Results).  Which do you mean?  There's no way to affect the ordering of the files in the File Browser, because that simply shows the same order as the files are in on disk-- the same order you see when you look with Windows Explorer.
The Search Results is a different story, however.  After running any query, you can order to resulting Search Results list by clicking on the "up/down" icon at the top right of any column.  In your case you'll want to display the datetime as a property column in the Search Results and then click on the "up/down" (enumeration) icon at the top of that column.
If you have DIAdem 2010 or later, you can also include the ordering of the Search Results as part of the query.  There is now the "up/down" icon to the left of the condition in the Condition Table (just to the right of the C1, C2, text).  You can click on this icon to set the ordering to be ascending, descending, or turned off.
Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments