sort playlist not permanent

[linn]

Regular playlist , if i sort a column ( filename is sorted A>Z) ,and then (right click > update play order) it is not remembered once i leave this list.
If i then drag some files into this list (on which the filename is sorted Z>A, ) i expect this order to reverse in the playlist.
Is this normal ?

[Lowlander]

1) Which version of MediaMonkey?

2) No, sorting doesn't persist for newly added files. Playlists are just a list of files, they don't contain field sort information.

[linn]

1) Which version of MediaMonkey?

4.1.10.1778

2) No, sorting doesn't persist for newly added files. Playlists are just a list of files, they don't contain field sort information.

But then, what is the use of ' update play order ' it suggests to me the order is 'saved" I can just click on the header to sort , no need for 'update'
Or am i missing something ?

Let me explain:I have a new device which plays files in the order copied.
so before synching i have to remember to get the ( audiobook ) filenames in the right order, which i forget sometimes.
So i thought to setup an autoplaylist ( in which you can set sorting) .
But, with an auto list one has to put criteria in place, which i don't have; i just drag the books into it.
So i resort to a regular list.

[Lowlander]

Sorting doesn't persist on Playlists unless you update the play order. This is so that users can sort as needed without affecting the Playlist order. As a Playlist may have no sort order it would be hard to restore.

Manually moving files on the Playlist does automatically update the Playlist.

[linn]

I'll try to remember all these options...
Thank you for explaining this to me.

[Lowlander]

Note that you can create an AutoPlaylist with preferred sorting referencing a static Playlist. This way you can add any file you wish to the static Playlist and get it sorted as desired using the AutoPlaylist.

[linn]

Note that you can create an AutoPlaylist with preferred sorting referencing a static Playlist. This way you can add any file you wish to the static Playlist and get it sorted as desired using the AutoPlaylist.

I actually just did this, indeed it works as you say !