Custom sort first part of text

[StephenGW]

Hello,

I have an image gallery of attachments Items = LookUp(List,ID=glbCurrentRecord.ID).Attachments

These attachments get these names depending on what they are for, Sort 1 -Now(), Sort 2 -Now(), Set 1 -Now(), Set 2 -Now(), Shine 1 -Now(), Shine 2 -Now() and so on. I want to sort this gallery just in this order Sort (1,2,3,ect), Set (1,2,3,ect), Shine (1,2,3,ect). I think this could be done with something like this.

SortByColumn(LookUp(List,ID=glbCurrentRecord.ID).Attachments,Left(DisplayName,Find("-",DisplayName)-1),["Sort","Set","Shine"]) or maybe something with a StartsWith but I can't seem to get it to work.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks

[WarrenBelz · Accepted solution]

Hi @StephenGW ,

Not straight-forward - the below allows for two number spaces (up to 99) and should work as long as a single number has a space after it, I have not tested, so you might have to adjust the number positions slightly

Sort(
   LookUp(
      List,
      glbCurrentRecord.ID
   ).Attachments,
   With(
      {
         wSep: 
         Find(
            "-",
            DisplayName
         )
      },
      Left(
         DisplayName,
         wSep - 1
      ) & 
      Mid(
         DisplayName,
         wSep + 1,
         2
      )
   )
)

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[StephenGW]

@WarrenBelz 

This appears to sort them by the number at the end. I need the first sort to be in this order Sort, Set, Shine, Stand, Sus and then a second sort by the number. Is this possible?

Thanks

[WarrenBelz · Accepted solution]

Hi @StephenGW ,

A bridge too far . . . it is complex enough just doing it alphabetically.

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[StephenGW]

@WarrenBelz 

Ok, thank you for trying.

[StephenGW · Accepted solution]

@WarrenBelz  I think I figured it out! I was wondering if you could look at this with your expertise and see if there are any potential problems you see with this?

SortByColumns(AddColumns(LookUp('5s Audits',ID=glbCurrentRecord.ID).Attachments,"SortName",Left(DisplayName,Find("-",DisplayName)-3)),"SortName",["Sort","Set","Shine","Stand","Sus"])

Added a column that only contains the name minus the numbers and anything else then sort by that column. I will try to add another column with the number and use that as the secondary sort?

Thoughts?

Thanks