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The examples are only for specifying an alpha sort order for a numeric
entry, e.g. to sort 1950s as "Ninteeen fifities". I can't find
anything about making the <$numerics> section sort numerically instead
of alphabetically.
One workaround would be to use leading zeroes for the error codes,
e.g. "error code 010".
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Combs, Richard
<richard -dot- combs -at- polycom -dot- com> wrote:
> Keith Hansen wrote:
>
>> I have a question about sorting numbers in a FrameMaker index. Let's
> say
>> I have an entry in my index called "Error Codes." Under that entry, I
>> want to list the error codes discussed in the book. Here's how my
> index
>> entries currently sort:
> <snip>
>
> You can specify the sort order in the index marker text. Look up "sort
> order, index" in the help index.
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