Sequential File Name Numbering

I am trying to number file names sequentially. It works, but not how I would
like. I am trying to number file names as: Filename (10), Filename (11),
Filename (12)... What I get is: Filename (10), Filename (2), Filename (3)...
How do I do what I want?

VCMLB wrote:
> I am trying to number file names sequentially. It works, but not how
> I would like. I am trying to number file names as: Filename (10),
> Filename (11), Filename (12)... What I get is: Filename (10),
> Filename (2), Filename (3)... How do I do what I want?

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"VCMLB" <> wrote in message
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>I am trying to number file names sequentially. It works, but not how I
>would
> like. I am trying to number file names as: Filename (10), Filename (11),
> Filename (12)... What I get is: Filename (10), Filename (2), Filename
> (3)...
> How do I do what I want?

On May 29, 10:12 am, "forum monger" <forum.mon...@vertigo.lar.con>
wrote:
> this free program gives you total power over renaming fileshttp://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php
>
> its a great tool
>
> "VCMLB" <VC...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:344FFABC-E916-47FA-8F97-...
>
> >I am trying to number file names sequentially. It works, but not how I
> >would
> > like. I am trying to number file names as: Filename (10), Filename (11),
> > Filename (12)... What I get is: Filename (10), Filename (2), Filename
> > (3)...
> > How do I do what I want?

Looks like a sorting issue: when you list file names in sorted order,
they are sorted alphabetically. In this way, you get 1,10,2,...

How to solve: always use same number of digits -> 01, 02 etc.

VCMLB wrote:
> I am trying to number file names sequentially. It works, but not how
> I would like. I am trying to number file names as: Filename (10),
> Filename (11), Filename (12)... What I get is: Filename (10),
> Filename (2), Filename (3)... How do I do what I want?

Because the digits are not numbers, they are characters.

If you had File1, File2, File11, File25 and converted the digits to letters,
you'd have ("b" = blank)

FileAb
FileAA
FileBb
FileBE

Basic rule: If you can't do arithmetic on them, the digits are not numbers,
they are characers.