Array Sort- issue

[ReneMiner]

If i do some

Array Sort ..., AsFiles

(see images, check filelist low-left)

on a string-array (that contains filenames) it does not ignore LCase/Ucase but sorts the filenames starting with UCase-chars, thereafter follow the filenames starting with LCase-chars in most cases.

Sometimes it does not even follow that rule but messes up the order completely. (image 2, where i sort standard previously and then AsFiles)
I found out that it sorts by LENGTH if using Ascend or Descend

Is there a way to simply sort by alphabet - no matter if UCase or LCase-char?
( Collate Ucase ??? )

Another example:
Help says

A standard order would sort the above list in the following way	While using ASFILES it will sort considering the numeric part be a number
Picture1.jpg Picture10.jpg Picture11.jpg Picture12.jpg Picture2.jpg Picture3.jpg Picture4.jpg Picture5.jpg Picture6.jpg Picture7.jpg Picture8.jpg Picture9.jpg	Picture1.jpg Picture2.jpg Picture3.jpg Picture4.jpg Picture5.jpg Picture6.jpg Picture7.jpg Picture8.jpg Picture9.jpg Picture10.jpg Picture11.jpg Picture12.jpg

but in case one filename (or common string) starts with a lower-case "p" it will get sorted to the end mostly.

[ErosOlmi]

Let me check what I can do.
Maybe I can add COLLATE UCASE ...

[ErosOlmi]

Rene,

try attached 1.9.16.1 thinCore.dll (copy into your \thinBasic\ directory replacing your current one).
I've added Collate Ucase option to Array Sort and also adjust AsFiles option that I think had a bug.

If all OK I will publish an update: 1.9.16.2
Let me know.

Ciao
Eros

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Examples of new syntax. If you DEBUG and step by step inspect sourceArray array you will see the difference:

Uses "Console"

Dim sourceArray(10)       As String

Array Assign sourceArray(1) = 
  "tUI.tBasicU", 
  "tNode.tbasicu",
  "tMouse.tBasicU",
  "tWindow.tBasicU",
  "Fontslot.tBasicU",
  "Settings.tBasicU",
  "tControl_Label.tBasicU",
  "tControl_PopUp.tBasicU",
  "tControl_Button.tBasicU",
  "tDesktop.tBasicU"
  
Array Sort sourcearray(), Collate Ucase, AsFiles 
Array Sort sourcearray(), Collate Ucase, Descending, AsFiles 
Array Sort sourcearray(), Collate Ucase

Array Assign sourceArray(1) = 
  "tUI10.tBasicU", 
  "tUI1.tBasicU", 
  "tUI2.tBasicU", 
  "tUI3.tBasicU", 
  "tUI4.tBasicU", 
  "tUI22.tBasicU", 
  "tUI6.tBasicU", 
  "tUI7.tBasicU", 
  "tUI8.tBasicU", 
  "tUI5.tBasicU"

Array Sort sourcearray(), Collate Ucase, Ascending, AsFiles 
Array Sort sourcearray(), Collate Ucase, Descending, AsFiles 
Array Sort sourcearray(), Collate Ucase, AsFiles 
Array Sort sourcearray(), Collate Ucase
Array Sort sourcearray(), Descending
Array Sort sourcearray()

Print "---All done---"
WaitKey

[ReneMiner]

That looks much better, mille grazie