# Ignore several characters as a sort folder option **URL:** \ **Category:** Help & Support\ **Tags:** feature-request\ **Created:** [August 21, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/ignore-several-characters-as-a-sort-folder-option/33326 "2019-08-21T12:55:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 4:14pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/ignore-several-characters-as-a-sort-folder-option/33326/6 "2019-08-21T16:14:37Z")
Found the script: > [@Sorting a portion of the filename](https://resource.dopus.com/t/sorting-a-portion-of-the-filename/25966/2): > > Download the script: [Name Substrings.js.txt](https://resource.dopus.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/9/197437b3bd354cdbb2cf637110258495c60246fa.txt) (830 Bytes) Then open Preferences / Toolbars / Scripts and drag it to the list of scripts there. You can then find a Scripts \> Name Substring column. The column will show the filenames, with t… Change the `11` near the bottom to `5` and it should give what you need. * * * There are also some scripts by other people which let you add configurable columns. Personally, I find it easier to make a few adjustments to the script code to make simple changes, but if you want e.g. a lot of different columns that apply various regular expressions, then these might be what you want instead, or as well: - [Column - Custom Text and Regexp](https://resource.dopus.com/t/column-custom-text-and-regexp/18727) - [RegexColumnsReloaded (easily add regex columns or any kind of column)](https://resource.dopus.com/t/regexcolumnsreloaded-easily-add-regex-columns-or-any-kind-of-column/20799) - [RegExColumns V2](https://resource.dopus.com/t/regexcolumns-v2/19530) --- _[View the full topic](https://resource.dopus.com/t/ignore-several-characters-as-a-sort-folder-option/33326)._