Do you get a different sequence when you use plain old Windows Explorer to sort
the filenames?

I've never seen a problem with windows explorer or the file|open dialog,
though. Any chance you have extra spaces in your real filenames--or maybe some
other funny characters?

wrote:

I use Excel 2000 on Windows XP Professional. I choose File|Open and
then click on "Name" to sort my files alphabetically. It does not sort
them properly. See below:

Name Size Type Modified
Prod Assign 20060502.xls 309 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 5/3/2006 7:36
AM
Prod Assign 20050510.xls 289 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 7/7/2005 2:49
PM
Prod Assign 20050721.xls 299 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 9/2/2005 7:15
AM
Prod Assign 20050902.xls 299 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 1/19/2006
3:57 PM
Prod Assign 20050525.xls 291 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 7/21/2005
7:52 AM
Prod Assign 20060126.xls 299 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 1/26/2006
1:48 PM
Prod Assign 20050213.xls 19 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 2/16/2005
8:31 AM
Prod Assign 20050216.xls 69 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 2/28/2005
3:33 PM
Prod Assign 20050307.xls 212 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 4/19/2005
8:03 AM
Prod Assign 20050419.xls 257 KB Microsoft Excel Worksheet 5/10/2005
8:21 AM

Does anyone know why?

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Dave Peterson