Sorting Directory.GetFiles()

If you're interested in properties of the files such as CreationTime, then it would make more sense to use System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetFileSystemInfos(). You can then sort these using one of the extension methods in System.Linq, e.g.:

DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo("C:\\");
FileSystemInfo[] files = di.GetFileSystemInfos();
var orderedFiles = files.OrderBy(f => f.CreationTime);

Edit - sorry, I didn't notice the .NET2.0 tag so ignore the LINQ sorting. The suggestion to use System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetFileSystemInfos() still holds though.

In .NET 2.0, you'll need to use Array.Sort to sort the FileSystemInfos.

Additionally, you can use a Comparer delegate to avoid having to declare a class just for the comparison:

DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(path);
FileSystemInfo[] files = dir.GetFileSystemInfos();

// sort them by creation time
Array.Sort<FileSystemInfo>(files, delegate(FileSystemInfo a, FileSystemInfo b)
                                    {
                                        return a.LastWriteTime.CompareTo(b.LastWriteTime);
                                    });

Here's the VB.Net solution that I've used.

First make a class to compare dates:

Private Class DateComparer
    Implements System.Collections.IComparer

    Public Function Compare(ByVal info1 As Object, ByVal info2 As Object) As Integer Implements System.Collections.IComparer.Compare
        Dim FileInfo1 As System.IO.FileInfo = DirectCast(info1, System.IO.FileInfo)
        Dim FileInfo2 As System.IO.FileInfo = DirectCast(info2, System.IO.FileInfo)

        Dim Date1 As DateTime = FileInfo1.CreationTime
        Dim Date2 As DateTime = FileInfo2.CreationTime

        If Date1 > Date2 Then Return 1
        If Date1 < Date2 Then Return -1
        Return 0
    End Function
End Class

Then use the comparer while sorting the array:

Dim DirectoryInfo As New System.IO.DirectoryInfo("C:\")
Dim Files() As System.IO.FileInfo = DirectoryInfo.GetFiles()
Dim comparer As IComparer = New DateComparer()
Array.Sort(Files, comparer)