>>All of a sudden, GETFILE(), or any other command which cause the file spec dialog to be displayed, shows the files in non-alphabetic order (in fact, they are in no order of any kind, AFAICT). Clearly, I have inadvertently changed some system setting, but I'll be damned if I know when and what I did. (One possible clue is that I have been using the explorer to sort by mod date and/or file type)
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>>I'm using windows98.
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>>Does anyone know what factors determine what order files are listed in in the getfile() dialog?
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>Right-click in the file list area. Then change the sort order to what you want.

Mark,

Do you know, how can we make this setting global? It's very inconvenient to change each time.