# How to run pictures in alphabetical order

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-run-pictures-in-alphabetical-order/13544>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [August 22, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-run-pictures-in-alphabetical-order/13544 "2019-08-22T13:33:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![maakin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@maakin](https://discourse.processing.org/u/maakin)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-run-pictures-in-alphabetical-order/13544/1 "2019-08-22T13:33:51Z")

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In for loop how to run pictures in alphabetical order not random…  
For creating animation like animal walking…  
Can any one help?

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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-run-pictures-in-alphabetical-order/13544/2 "2019-08-22T20:34:43Z")

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> [@File Listing Order](https://discourse.processing.org/t/file-listing-order/7148/41):
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> [Docs.Oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Arrays.html#sort(java.lang.Object[])](http://Docs.Oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/util/Arrays.html#sort(java.lang.Object%5B%5D)) static final String PICS\_EXTS = "extensions=,png,jpg,jpeg,gif,tif,tiff,tga,bmp,wbmp"; static final float FPS = .25; PImage[] images; void setup() { size(1200, 600); frameRate(FPS); imageMode(CENTER); final File dir = dataFile(""); println(dir); String[] imagePaths = {}; int imagesFound = 0; if (dir.isDirectory()) { imagePaths = listPaths(dir.getPath(), "files", "recursi…

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**Author:** ![maakin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@maakin](https://discourse.processing.org/u/maakin)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-run-pictures-in-alphabetical-order/13544/3 "2019-08-23T09:43:11Z")

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Thank you sir 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂