[Info-vax] Suggestion: Adding a /SORT option to DIRECTORY and F$SEARCH ?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-02-09, Steven Schweda <sms.antinode at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>    What to do with versions in some /REVERSE sort scheme might be worth
> some thought, but "in most cases" generally means "not always", and
> "highest" and "latest" are spelled differently for a reason.

In this case, the version is just another component of a unique filename
that is unconnected to any other filenames that have the same filename
and filetype but a different version number.

Showing versions of a filename strictly in the requested sort order,
without regard to any other versions, is the correct thing to do.

For example, a reverse sort by date (with the most recent first) would
be output as:

A.A;22	1-Jan-2022 13:03:00
B.B;5	1-Jan-2022 13:02:30
A.A;21	1-Jan-2022 13:01:00

Likewise, for a forward sort:

A.A;21	1-Jan-2022 13:01:00
B.B;5	1-Jan-2022 13:02:30
A.A;22	1-Jan-2022 13:03:00

Simon.

PS: Steven, is it possible for you to use a NNTP client which includes
the name of who you are replying to when you quote a posting ?

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