1. 10. 2. 3. 4. 5. ...........etc.

[Granpoh]

How do you get '10.' to show after '9.' instead of after '1.' in numbered tracks, folders, etc. within your library?

Thanks

[koro]

Hi,
Maybe you can try to use 01, 02, 03

[Granpoh]

It would take forever to rename them all. In Windows Explorer, everything is ordered as it should be, but MM evidently, is not smart enough to recognize that.

[trixmoto]

Well it depends exactly what you're doing. MM holds the track number as a numeric value, but also as a string value so that people can do "1/12" or "1 of 12" if they want to. In whatever situation you're in it's obviously using the string field to sort and not the numeric field. I don't have this problem, 10 sorts after 9 for me. Also there are scripts which allow you to automatically add leading zeros if you decide to do that, you don't need to do it manually.

[Granpoh]

This is so bad, especially with audio books numbered with pages. It actually starts on page 1, then goes to page 10, then 100: 1, 10, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 11, 110, 111, 112, etc. See the pattern? This has to be fixed. What can I do?

Thanks

[Bex]

I actually agree. What you want is called "natural sort order". But as I understand it, it is a bit complex to implement.

[trixmoto]

As someone who never uses "1/12" I was perfectly happy when track number was only held as a numeric value, so I agree too!

[Peke]

Unless you use String track# sort is working as it should

Track sort.jpg (8.71 KiB) Viewed 3841 times

Each approach have its benefits and its bad sides

[Granpoh]

I don't know what "string track#" is. How do I not use it?

[Mizery_Made]

It means a non-numerical character in the field. Such as "1/12" or "1+2" as these would no longer be considered a number but a word/string. If you only have numbers in the field, then it should properly sort them in numerical order.

[Granpoh]

Well, I'd like to be able to have them order correctly even with non-numerical characters in the title. However, even with no letters, it still does not order correctly.

[Bex]

Added this to Mantis:
http://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=6253