Sort by file type issue

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Sort by file type issue

Postby pkticker » Mon May 13, 2013 9:09 pm

I'm trying to sort a mix of .wav files and .mp3 files that live in a single folder (the .wav files are the master copies, and the .mp3 files are the derivative copies). Each group comes from multiple discs, so that the current filenames are "CD1-Track01.mp3," "CD1-Track02.mp3," and "CD1-Track01.wav," "CD1-Track02.wav," etc. When I sort by name in BRU, they are "interfiled" so that "CD1-Track01.mp3" and "CD1-Track01.wav" are next to each other. I decided to sort by "type" so that it would be easier to rename each group of files. However, when I sort by "type," the list looks like this:

CD1-Track01.mp3
CD1-Track02.mp3
CD1-Track03.mp3
CD2-Track01.mp3
CD2-Track02.mp3
CD2-Track03.mp3
(etc.)
CD2-Track01.wav
CD2-Track02.wav
CD2-Track03.wav
CD1-Track01.wav
CD1-Track02.wav
CD1-Track03.wav

As you can see, the .wav files are out of order. When I try to rename them, I can't simply highlight all of the .wav files and rename, because it gives the new names to the wrong files. The .mp3 files are always in the correct order, but the .wav files always list CD2 before CD1.

It seems to be doing this with every folder, and I can't figure out why. I was under the impression that any sort aside from a name sort would sort by the selected criteria, and then within that criteria it would sort alphabetically/logically. I have tried selecting and de-selecting "logical sorting," just in case, but it seems to make no difference.

Any suggestions? Is this a bug, or is there something here that I am overlooking?

Thanks for any help anyone can give me!
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Re: Sort by file type issue

Postby Stefan » Tue May 14, 2013 7:03 am

Hi and welcome.

This seams illogically to me

Code: Select all
CD1-Track01.mp3
CD1-Track02.mp3
CD1-Track03.mp3
CD2-Track01.mp3
CD2-Track02.mp3
CD2-Track03.mp3
(etc.)
CD2-Track01.wav
CD2-Track02.wav
CD2-Track03.wav
CD1-Track01.wav
CD1-Track02.wav
CD1-Track03.wav


and I can't reproduce it on Win7-64 with BRU 2.7.1.1 32-bit unicode

Code: Select all
CD1-Track01.mp3
CD1-Track01.wav
CD1-Track02.mp3
CD1-Track02.wav
CD1-Track03.mp3
CD1-Track03.wav
CD2-Track01.mp3
CD2-Track01.wav
CD2-Track02.mp3
CD2-Track02.wav
CD2-Track03.mp3
CD2-Track03.wav


Code: Select all
CD1-Track01.mp3
CD1-Track02.mp3
CD1-Track03.mp3
CD2-Track01.mp3
CD2-Track02.mp3
CD2-Track03.mp3
CD1-Track01.wav
CD1-Track02.wav
CD1-Track03.wav
CD2-Track01.wav
CD2-Track02.wav
CD2-Track03.wav


Try to create a new folder, copy the 'Bulk Rename Utility.exe' to it and start that way a fresh, non-configured app. Did that helps?
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Re: Sort by file type issue

Postby pkticker » Tue May 14, 2013 2:12 pm

Hi, Stefan. Thanks for the reply. I actually went a step further and uninstalled and reinstalled the program, just to be sure. The version I have is the most recent one (2.7.1.2). Now, it seems that when I click a particular folder and select "type," it sorts in the correct numerical order. However, if I then click to a different folder (with "type" already selected), it has the .wav files in the wrong order. If I click to sort by name and then click to sort by type again, the files are in the correct order. I have tried this with about five different folders, always with the same result: if "type" is already selected before I click the folder, the .wav files are out of order. If I select "name" (or any other category) and then select "type" after I'm already in the folder, the .wav files are in the correct order. It's as though it doesn't completely retain the "type" sort from one folder selection to the next.
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Re: Sort by file type issue

Postby truth » Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:51 pm

Unable to reproduce, tried pre-selecting type and name.
Also went thru Options/Sorting .. Vista32-SP2, BRU-2.7.0.2
Does Windows Explorer exhibit the same behavior?
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