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Date
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fields
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are
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sorted
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in
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date
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order
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and
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numeric
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fields
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are
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sorted
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in
...
numeric
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order-this
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is
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easy
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to
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understand.
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Sorts
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are
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trickier
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for
...
text
...
fields,
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but
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not
...
once
...
you
...
understand
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how
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it
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works.
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The
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general
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collating
...
sequence
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for
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text
...
fields
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is:
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Low
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......................................................................….................................................
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HighÂ
[space\]!"#$%&'()*+,-./
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0
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through
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9
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:;<=>?@
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A
...
through
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Z
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\[\\]^_`
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a
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through
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z
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\{|\}~
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Notice
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that
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most
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characters
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are
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on
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the
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low
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end
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of
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the
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scale,
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with
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the
...
space
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character
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being
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the
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lowest.
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On
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the
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number
...
scale
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0
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comes
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before
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9;
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therefore
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0
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is
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less
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than
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9.
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Likewise,
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the
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letter
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A
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comes
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before
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Z;
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therefore,
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A
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is
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less
...
than
...
Z.
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When
...
it
...
comes
...
to
...
computer
...
sorting
...
sequences,
...
keep
...
in
...
mind
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that
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numbers
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are
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lower
...
than
...
letters,
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and
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uppercase
...
letters
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are
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lower
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than
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lowercase
...
letters.
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This
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sequence
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has
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some
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major
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implications
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in
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the
...
way
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you
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"number"
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vehicles,
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departments,
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customers,
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parts,
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tires,
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equipment,
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and
...
pumps.
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For
...
example,
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any
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vehicle
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starting
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with
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1
...
will
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be
...
less
...
than
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any
...
vehicle
...
starting
...
with
...
9
...
.
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This
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means
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that
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not
...
only
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are
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vehicles
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1
...
and
...
2
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displayed
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or
...
printed
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before
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vehicle
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9
...
,
...
but
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vehicle
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1999
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will
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also
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come
...
before
...
vehicle
...
9
...
because
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the
...
first
...
character
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in
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1999
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is
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less
...
than
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the
...
first
...
character
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in
...
9
...
.
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ABC123
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comes
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before
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abc123
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because
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ABC123
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starts
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with
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uppercase
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letters.
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If
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there
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are
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200
...
vehicles
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in
...
your
...
fleet
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and
...
you
...
want
...
them
...
listed
...
in
...
"numeric"
...
order,
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you'd
...
need
...
to
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use
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leading
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zeroes,
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numbering
...
the
...
vehicles
...
from
...
001
...
to
...
200
...
;
...
if
...
you
...
have
...
2000
...
vehicles
...
in
...
your
...
fleet,
...
you'd
...
need
...
to
...
number
...
your
...
vehicles
...
from
...
0001
...
to
...
2000
...
.
Numeric Fields | Text Fields | Text Fields Using Leading Zeroes |
1 | 1 | 0001 |
2 | 1999 | 0002 |
9 | 2 | 0009 |
1999 | 9 | 1999 |
N/A | ABC123 | ABC123 |
N/A | abc123 | abc123 |
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