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ernie w.1's avatar
ernie w.1
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

Can I sort my files in any other way except alphabetical?

how can i prevent db from sorting everything into alphabetical order, i want to share lists in the order that i put them in NOT aphabetical
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  • Heli_Guy's avatar
    Heli_Guy
    7 years ago

    A simple way of doing that is to prefix the file names with track number, for example:

    01 - The First Song.mp3

    02 - The Second Song.mp3

    03 - The Third Song.mp3

    04 - The Fourth Song.mp3

    etc...

ernie w.1's avatar
ernie w.1
Explorer | Level 3

Thanks for the quick reply

i want to share a list of songs in gig order not alphabetically but in the order they are to be played ..db always puts them in this order although i dont enter them in that way 

Heli_Guy's avatar
Heli_Guy
Collaborator | Level 8
7 years ago

A simple way of doing that is to prefix the file names with track number, for example:

01 - The First Song.mp3

02 - The Second Song.mp3

03 - The Third Song.mp3

04 - The Fourth Song.mp3

etc...

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    ernie w.1
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 years ago

    as simple as that ..would never had thought of it thanks very much

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