Sorting Files

[97ldave]

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:

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

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

[manavo11]

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

[97ldave]

yes, cheers!