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   From: "R.Wieser"    
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   Subject: Explorer filename sorting - disable ignoring of the hyphen ("-") char   
   ?   
   Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:07:56 +0200   
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   microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:31826   
      
   Hello All,   
      
   My previous subject "Explorer filename sorting problem - NoStrCmpLogical   
   already present" has evolved into a much simpler one: How do I get XP's   
   explorer (but the "dir" command too!) to stop ignoring the minus sign inside   
   filenames   
      
   60.00.00.32.dds   
   60.00.00.32.msh   
   60.00.00.32.nif   
   60.00.32.32.dds   
   60.00.-32.32.dds   
   60.00.32.32.msh   
   60.00.-32.32.msh   
   60.00.32.32.nif   
   60.00.-32.32.nif   
      
   the reason why the above is "sorted" as it is -- with the third column   
   showing an interleaved "33" and "-32" -- is because the minus sign is   
   regarded as a hyphen (a word-coupling character) and ignored.  The above   
   list than translates to:   
      
   60.00.00.32.dds   
   60.00.00.32.msh   
   60.00.00.32.nif   
   60.00.32.32.dds   
   60.00.32.32.dds   
   60.00.32.32.msh   
   60.00.32.32.msh   
   60.00.32.32.nif   
   60.00.32.32.nif   
      
   .... which makes (some sort of) sense.   
      
   But as those "-" characters inthge first list are *NOT* hypens (but   
   minus-signs) that second list isn't reflecting the meaning of the filenames   
   contents. :-(   
      
   tl;dr:   
   How do I get XP's explorer (and "dir" command too) to stop ignoring the   
   minus sign inside filenames.   
      
   Or more in general: How do I stop it from treating *any* character   
   specially, and just sort all of them on their binary value.   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
      
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