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- Sorting folders and links in IE Favorites
- There used to be a way (around IE 3 or 4) to sort all your folders and links alphabetically. I have combined several favorites directories and now am looking at LOTS of time to drag each one into position.Anyone know if this is still possible? An
- Tags: Web browsers, portable@..., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
- Discussion threads 2006-11-29
- Easily sort values with the .NET Array class's Sort method
- Tony Patton recently examined the basic functionality of .NET arrays; this week, he focuses on the Array class's Sort method, which simplifies sorting the contents of an array. He also explains how you can use other .NET features to institute custom sorting. In a previous column, I discussed...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, Middleware, Tony Patton, .NET, Microsoft development tools, .NET Newsletter, Method, Array, Class, Interface, Person, Array Class, Sort, IComparable, IComparer, Listing C, Listing E, Listing F, .NET Array Class, Application Servers, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Development Tools
- Technical articles 2006-11-14
- Learn the pros and cons of working with SortedLists in VB.NET
- It would be nice to know how it's implementedIt would be nice if we knew how the "array" of keys is implemented in this class (really an array, a hash-table, a linked list, a tree?) Also I hope it's not actually "sorted" after each insertion/deletion, but rather there should...
- Tags: SortedList, vb.net, performance, sort, ChuckSomerville, programming, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net
- Discussion threads 2006-09-12
- Sort nontabular data in Word with Table Sort
- spellingThanks for the tip but next time check your spelling in your example, it'll lend more validity to your tip. Carole from TUCSON AZUsefulTipI've used Word for years but did not know a non-table list could be sorted. Thanks for this very useful tip. It indeed does work. PAEShouldn't...
- Tags: cmcmullen@..., hardware, Microsoft Word, Sort, Table Sort, tip for the tip
- Discussion threads 2005-08-10
- record searches
- Greetings! I have worked extensively with the OpenVMS operating system, and I use my PC exclusively now. VMS has some really neat utilitys - called the sort/merge - search etc where it can search all the files for a particular record and then place only the wanted records...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, PC, VMS
- Q&A 2005-07-23
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- Sort arrays easily and efficiently in .NET
- Sorting arrays is a common programming task, and the new utility interface in .NET makes it a breeze. The primary benefit of this technique is that you can decouple the sorting class from the contents of the array. To demonstrate, I’ll keep it simple and sort an array of strings...
- Tags: .NET, Microsoft development tools, Jonathan Lurie, Microsoft .NET, Array.Sort, IComparable, IComparer, Employee class
- Technical articles 2003-05-23
- Easily sort values with the .NET Array class's Sort method
- In a previous column,I discussed the basic functionality of .NET arrays. This week, I expand on thistopic and focus on sorting the contents of an array. The Array class provides theSort method, and there are various ways to use this method. I begin with thesimple approach and end with custom...
- Tags: Array, Microsoft .NET, Software engineering/development, Tony Patton
- Technical articles 2006-11-14
- Breaking Excel's three-column sort barrier
- Who says Excel can't sort on more than three columns at a time? Here's a tip that lets you sort data on as many columns as you need.Excel’s built-in sorting options let you sort rows of data based on the values in as many as three columns. You just go...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Jeff Davis, Figure B Here, barrier, Microsoft Excel, custom
- Technical articles 2001-03-07
- Use the power of these PHP functions to sort your arrays
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.If you've worked with PHP over any length of time, you'll already be familiar with arrays -- data structures that allow you to store multiple values in a single variable and operate on them as a set. Often, developers find it useful...
- Tags: Software Development, Programming, Application Development
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- Sort nontabular data in Word with Table Sort
- Sorting data that isn't in a table in Microsoft Word can be an arduous task—but it doesn't need to be. The next time you have to sort nontabular data see how using Word's TableSort command can make the job much easier. Have you ever attempted to sort data that...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Mary Ann Richardson, Word processors, Table Sort, drop-down list, Microsoft Office Suite Word Tips Newsletter, Data, Office Suites, Software
- Technical articles 2005-08-09
- Sort four or more columns of Excel data at once
- Unless I've missed the point, I think this method is wrong, and does not produce the result expected - perhaps it's because in the UK we don't have ZIP codes! However, I would submit that the way to achieve the seemingly desired result would be to sort all the...
- Tags: dpav, hardware, Microsoft Excel
- Discussion threads 2005-06-17
- Sort four or more columns of Excel data at once
- If you want to use Microsoft Excel's sort command to sort four or more fields at once, you need to run the sort function twice in reverse order. This Excel tip walks you through the process. Microsoft Excel's sort command lets you sort three fields at once. But...
- Tags: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Mary Ann Richardson, Sales strategy, drop-down box, Microsoft Office Suite Excel Tips Newsletter, Zip Code, Column, Office Suites, Software
- Technical articles 2005-06-14
- Crystal 8.5 Sort by variable
- I am trying to make a report to sort based on what the user selects. For example I have 4 different columns and I want when the user runs the report he selects from the begining what column to sort by. I do not want the user to...
- Tags: SortFields
- Q&A 2005-03-08
- Lesser-known Linux commands: join, paste, and sort
- So many Linux commands, and so little time. In this Daily Feature, Jack Wallen, Jr. begins chipping away at the extensive list of uncommon commands by describing three commands you should know: join, paste, and sort.If you've spent any time in Linuxland, you know that the command line can be...
- Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, Jack Wallen, Jr., Jessica Wallen, Jeri Wallen, Johnny Wallen, Linux
- Technical articles 2002-03-29
- Excel 2007 corrupts data during sort
- We're seeing an issue in Excel 2007 related to sorting data using the sort within an auto filter. Excel behaves differently if you run the sort from the filter drop-down or if you run it from the Ribbon. From the Ribbon, the sort function works every time for...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, royalmooness@..., Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel 2007
- Discussion threads 2007-11-11
- Quickly sort and total your data with Excel's Data-Subtotals
- If your end users are looking for a fast, easy way to sort and subtotal their Excel data, the Data-Subtotals menu can help. In this article, Mary Ann Richardson offers a quick lesson on how to use this handy tool.When I decided to hire a couple of part-timers to help...
- Tags: Mary Ann Richardson, database, Microsoft Excel, Data-Subtotals, Data-Subtotals menu, Using Data-Subtotals
- Technical articles 2001-06-06
- Sort a data range by double-clicking header cell - VBA Excel
- Sort a data range by double-clicking header cell - VBA ExcelSort a data range by double-clicking header cell.Sort a data range by double-clicking header cell .Excel.Emulate this behaviour in Excel.Many websites offer the ability to click on a column header in a data grid to resort the grid by that...
- Tags: Microsoft Excel, Public SortArr, double-clicking header cell, DataArea, data range, header cell, Order1:=xlAscending, Sort Key1:=Cells
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- Excel Sort Defaults
- Sometimes when I sort in Excel I want the default sort to be with header and sometimes I don't want the header. Is there some way to ensure that this is a default for a given worksheet, book or for Excel itself?Recognizing a Header Row when SortingThere are two ways...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, header row, header, data range
- Discussion threads 2008-09-27
- Dealing with embedded sort orders in SQL
- This SQL Server tip demonstrates that you can deliver "unusual" sort orders, as long as you can describe their rules. Arthur Fuller says the trick isn't in the code but in the accurate and complete description of the rules. A colleague once encountered an unusual problem...
- Tags: SQL, Arthur Fuller, TestSort, CodeToSort, A10, SQL Server Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Suffix, Rule, Character, @Result, Databases, Corporate Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing
- Technical articles 2005-07-22
- Sort Excel data with leading zero's
- HiI have an Excel 2000 workbook that has a sheet with a list of numbers in column A. The numbers are up to 4 digits in length. In our work, numbers less than 1000 are prefixed by 1 or 2 zeros and are presented as 001, 009, 010, 035, 0123,...
- Tags: Blackcurrant, Microsoft Excel, new column, software
- Q&A 2005-04-19
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