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

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On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 8:47:19 AM UTC-5, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2022-02-09, Steven Schweda <sms.an... 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 

This is an answer to my question!
Thank you. 
I hope you'd be able to specify ; as the version number, so as to omit the older versions (those with lower version numbers).

> 
> 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 ?
> -- 
> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP 
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