File Sorting Errors

forpforp Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
edited February 28, 2012 in SmugMug Support
I'm trying to sort these shots by name but the results are not working.
Using filenames "image 1", "image 2", etc. but the sort is getting confused by the numbers.
Thie is the page: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/20090399_KFtCKK#!i=1728695923&k=zSfXW3P

I really need to sort these. Must I use a different filename structure to get the sorting I need?

Thanks,

Dan

Comments

  • annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
    edited February 28, 2012
    Hi Dan, welcome to Dgrin!

    I'm sorry to hear about your sorting problems. If you sort alphabetically, computers sort by looking at the first character, then the second, the third etc. They don't see a three-digit number as a whole. The solution is simple: just rename your photos using as many digits as necessary. If you have 500 photos, use three digits, like this:
    Image001
    Image002
    Image003
    ...
    Image010
    ...
    Image099
    ...
    Image234 etc.


    Ana
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  • forpforp Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited February 28, 2012
    That did it.
    Thanks a ton,

    Dan
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