Sort String Array Using Common Alphabetical and Numeric Logic

[Jason_D]

Overview

This example demonstrates how to sort an Array of strings that contains both numbers and letters.

 
Requirements

• LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Modify input array or use "Logical String Array Sort LV_2012_NI_Verified" as subVi
2. Run the program 

Additional Information or References

VI Block Diagram

 

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[KrisnaWisnu]

just what i am looking for.

[Aventador]

Thanks a ton mate ! Helped me big time in a crucial situation !

[Penoff]

Good but far from perfect. There are cases when the result just doesn't make sense. Also it doesn't care for negative numbers. All short strings come after the long ones. I am looking for quite some time for a good logical sorting algorythm, but I still can't find one that fulfills my needs.

[JHaas]

Beautiful....did just what I needed. Saved lots of time. Thanks!

[ashesman1]

Awesome, thanks.  That got the job done from start of searching to implmented in two minutes!

[nrosenberg340]

Thanks for putting this together, works most of the time.  However, I find that it sorts everything with a 9x in it incorrectly.  

I have a folder with 10k files, this sorts the files between 90-99 and shuffles in 901, 902, 903, etc.  Ie, the list I get out the other side is 90, 91, 901, 92, 902, etc.  Any ideas here?

Nate