Sorting Files

i want to sort files by what is actually in the files rather than just by their name. I have the following which sorts them by their name:

Code:

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Private Sub SortFilesAzimuth()
        Dim flbs(FilesLB.Items.Count - 1) As FileListBoxItem
        FilesLB.Items.CopyTo(flbs, 0)

        Dim dt As New DataTable()
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("OrigIndex", System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")))
        dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("FileIndex", System.Type.GetType("System.Int32")))

        For i As Integer = 0 To flbs.Length - 1
            Dim r As DataRow = dt.NewRow
            r("OrigIndex") = i
            r("FileIndex") = flbs(i).Index
            dt.Rows.Add(r)
        Next

        Dim dv As New DataView(dt)
        dv.Sort = "FileIndex ASC"
        For i As Integer = 0 To dv.Count - 1
            Dim flb As FileListBoxItem = flbs(CType(dv(i)("OrigIndex"), Integer))
            Me.FilesLB.Items.Remove(flb)
            Me.FilesLB.Items.Insert(i, flb)
        Next

    End Sub

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I have numbers in the files I want to sort them by and not by the name of the file. Can anyone give me any suggestions?

Thanks

Welcome to the forums!

This is .Net, isn't it? I'll move it to the .Net forum, not the Classic which is for versions 6 and older :)

yes, cheers!