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Alphanumeric

Alphanumeric

Alphanumeric

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ASME often points to putting things in "alphanumeric" order.  A new guy states the number as whole has precident over the value of each charater. e.g.
   Z...
   NAS1143...
   NAS603...
   MS21042...
   A...
Since 1143>603 NAS1143 is higher on the list. I've never heard this in the military or civil world - but I wouldn't know where to point it out in ASME.  Anyone?

RE: Alphanumeric

Any doc or drawing that I have ever worked with, including military docs, has had lists shown in ascending order.
First alpha, then numeric characters.
In your case it would be:
   MS21042...
   NAS603...
   NAS1143...

Just from my experience.

Chris
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RE: Alphanumeric

I can't help as to where this would be defined in the standards, but I have always seen it sorted in the manner that Window does (OOTB); simple numbers, first digit determinate, followed by alphanumeric.  In your example, NAS1143 would appear before NAS603, because 1<6.

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