Searcher Sort Order

Keywords:   sort 

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Question:

What is the sort order we use for Searcher? (which handles are grabbed first and why?).

In looking at the list of files, their dates and sizes, I know it's not name, date, size, or attribute, using:

	hand=srchInit("C:\temp","*.*","","",16)


Answer: 

No sort order whatsoever. They are in the order stored in the directory file on disk. If you NEVER delete a file, then will be stored in the order they were made. However is one is deleted, that slot will be used for the next file. e,g, 5 files A B C D and E made in that order. You will get back

	A
	B
	C
	D
	E

But if you then delete B you will get

	A C D E

But then if you add a new file F you will get

	A F C D E

It is best to generally assume it will be a random order.

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Article ID:   W14108

Filename:   Searcher Sort Order.txt