Microsoft KB Archive/272021

= Play Count in Media Player 7 and 7.1 Does Not Sort in Numerical Order Properly =

Article ID: 272021

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1

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This article was previously published under Q272021



SYMPTOMS
When you sort files by play count in Windows Media Player 7 or 7.1, the files are not accurately sorted in numerical order.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the play count sorts by alpha-numerical order instead of numerical order. Alpha-numeric order does not order numbers correctly, instead it sorts by the first digit. For example, when you sort 1-15 in alpha-numeric order, 1-15 is ordered like this:

1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

To sort correctly in alpha-numeric order, digits 1-9 must be preceded by a 0. For example, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbui kbprb KB272021

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