But that is *exactly* the problem: Normally, you can't expect it to return
the list in any specific order at all. You have to make the assumption that
the list will not be in sorted order. There's no hint, because there's no
expectation.
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On 1/28/08 10:37 AM, "Fox Blue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is the problem. Normally you can expect that the list is sorted.
> Therefore a small hint (usage note) telling that you can not guarantee th
> at
> the list is sorted would have been useful.
>
> BR Fox
>
>
>
> On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:28:10 -0600, RPN01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Also, I just read through the documentation for DMSOPDIR... Nowhere in
>> the
>> documentation does it suggest or imply that it might return the list of
>> files in any specific order whatsoever. Where did you get the impression
>> that it should return them in sorted order?
