Search Filter > Order of Entries

[straygoat]

Hi all

I've created a search filter with several entries. But the odd thing is that they don't appear in alphabetical order, even though they are in that order in the concepts file. How can I control the order of the search filter items?

[nickatwork]

Have a look in the search filter file (Project > Advanced > filtername)
But this should list them as alphabetic as well. I just went in and changed a name, saved it, closed it, reopened it and it was reordered. Double check there are no spaces at the front of the names etc.

[straygoat]

Yes, they are in alphabetical order in the Search Filter file in Flare - but the order isn't the same when I build the output. Things like 'Database Guide' coming after 'DDE Driver Guide'. There are no extra spaces and, like I said, the order is correct in the Concepts file itself.

[nickatwork]

That could be down to capital letters being given preference over actual spelling. It is in order, it's just that DD is considered before Database. I bet if you renamed DD to Dd then it would move.

Also, try it in other browsers. Flare might just say 'this is the list, sort it from A-Z' but browsers might sort differently - not sure.

[straygoat]

Hmm...you could be right. It's not ideal though, because a lot of the drivers we support are Third-Party, so the capitalisation is an industry standard or brand name. I might have to raise another ticket about this.