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Rene : I am sorting out the Belgian stamps in the Other/Fiscal stamps section, but I notice that something is not going well with the sorting by 'number in series'.

I get to see them in this order 1, 10, 11, ... 2.
And not in the more logical order of 1, 2, ... 10, 11
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https://www.lastdodo.nl/nl/areas/5713747-1936-stickers

Is it my settings or is it programmed that way?
thanks for taking a look
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April 01, 2023 15:14
Put a 0 in front. It has always been this way in the various categories.
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April 01, 2023 15:16
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Not in the stamp section. There we eliminate those leading zeros as we come across them. The sorting works perfectly by 'number'.
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April 01, 2023 15:41
Is it my settings or is it programmed that way?
thanks for taking a look

As fazerco says, it depends on the field type, which is not numeric, but alphabetical. This was done because letters are often used in that field as well.
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April 01, 2023 16:01
Collectioneur and fazerco : clear :) thanks

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Letters are sometimes also entered in the stamp section (which makes no sense for serial NUMBER, but it happens) ... mostly intellectual inventions (abbreviations of Dutch expletives that are of no use to users outside the Netherlands and part of Belgium). In other words, 'sequential number in the issue' is not a numerical field either.
Nevertheless, the stamps in an issue with a numerically correct filling (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - ...) are neatly put in the right order.
I have now even found that certain letter additions also produce a neat result (1 - 2 - 2a - 2b - 3 - ...). Which is sublime.

Could it be that advanced programming code was used for the sorting based on 'sequential number in the issue' in the stamp section?
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April 01, 2023 18:24
which makes no sense for sequenceNUMBER, but it happens
A sequence number can simply consist of numbers and letters, which happens regularly.

Could it be that advanced programming code was used for the sorting based on 'sequential number in the issue' in the stamp section?
Many edits are made to show Release somewhat in a good order.
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A sequence number can simply consist of numbers and letters, which happens regularly.
And because of those letters, it's not a number anymore. A number consists of a number which in turn consists of digits and they do not contain letters ...
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And because of those letters, it's not a number anymore. A number consists of a number which in turn consists of digits and they do not contain letters ...
I no longer understand ApiSta?.
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What ApiSta means, I guess, is that the name of the field is ' Number in sequence'. As it is called in the Stamp section 'Sequential number in the issue'.
If letters are allowed or required, or if an artificial 0 (or is it an O?) has to be placed in front of it (because it is an alphanumeric field) ... then the name should be 'Sequence code' or 'Encoding for the order' to be.
I don't know of any numbers formed with letters.
A code can consist of numbers, letters, and characters (such as #, ', ,, ., @, % or *).
In my opinion, there are certain signs that could cause the program to run wild. I'm going to try it out soon. In the Other section. :)
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Thank you Raoul62 , now I understand even less.
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Raoul62 has it figured out. And can also describe it in an understandable way. Nice is not it?
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April 02, 2023 20:53
In normal life, the word item number is often written on an item/device.
It's also a matter of wanting (or not of course) to understand :-)
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April 02, 2023 20:53
Sadly ApiSta , math wasn't my cup of tea at the school.
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What do you put in a wine bottle? Wine. Some customers will not appreciate it if it contains vinegar.
What do you do in a field called "Number"? A number. Some users will not appreciate it if it contains a secret code in characters.

Of course you can also use the field like 'Sequence number ...' to refer to a book (Chapter 3, paragraph 7, point 15, on page 125, stamp of the year 1929, with value 0.25 -> 'H03 $07#15,125,1929,0,25' as sequence number.
But that's not what it's for (deduced from the name of the field, the label).
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April 02, 2023 21:31
Wine is indeed more my thing Raoul62 . No letters with numbers, and no vinegar with wine. Clearly.
Incidentally, the United States 1973 was really fast. Cheers.
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