Rules for alphabetizing???

[Qquest]

Would someone please suggest where I might find the "rules" used by Office
programs (and Windows) to alphabetize data, files, etc. I know #'s first
then alphabet characters, but what about punctuation, symbols, spaces, etc.
such as:

AB Co.; A B Co.; A.B. Co.; A. B. Co.; A-B Co.; A&B Co.; A & B Co.; etc.

Please tell me where to go

 

[Mary Sauer]

Searched assistance for: "sorting"
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/results.aspx?Scope=FX,HA,HP,QZ,RC,XT&Query=sorting

 

[Qquest]

Thank you, Mary. Who knew there could be so much sorting going on I
learned that sorting is based on character (ANSI and Unicode) values; a space
= 32 and B=66 (A = 65?) Now I am curiouser. Could you suggest where I might
find a list of character values?

 

[Don MI]

Here is one: http://www.lookuptables.com/

A Google search for ansii codes will provide others.

Don

 

[Qquest]

THANK YOU, Don!!! In my simple world, a space is nothing. Only in the world
of computing is there something less than nothing

 

[Bob I]

then you'll love Char 127!

THANK YOU, Don!!! In my simple world, a space is nothing. Only in the world
of computing is there something less than nothing

 

[Qquest]

You're one of them, aren't you. One of those computer people How can
you live in a world where you start with less than nothing, work your way up
to nothing, climb all the way to the top and, poof, it's all gone. That
makes no sense.

 

[Bob I]

"Virtual" is a pretty neat concept, huh?!?

You're one of them, aren't you. One of those computer people How can
you live in a world where you start with less than nothing, work your way up
to nothing, climb all the way to the top and, poof, it's all gone. That
makes no sense.

:

 

[Qquest]

AH HA again! You foolished me 'till now, Virtual Bob. Bob = B-O-B =
Bunch-Of-Bits. I'm talking to a machine! Now I'm talking to myself! I need
some coffee. Sorry, Bob, I meant to say I need some
99-111-102-102-101-101.

 

[Asher_N]

You're one of them, aren't you. One of those computer people
How can you live in a world where you start with less than nothing,
work your way up to nothing, climb all the way to the top and, poof,
it's all gone. That makes no sense.

Remember that there are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who
understand binaty and those who don't.

 

[Qquest]

ROFL I finally made it, I'm a 10!!! O.K., I'll byte, what is "binaty"
BTW, whatever happened the three kinds of people, those who can count and
those who can't.

 

[Asher_N]

I'm a former RPG programmer, I never learned how to type.