Virtuemart 2.0.18a: Short Manufacturers by Name ASC in dropdown list @ product listing view

gistfile1.txt

# Filter Manufacturers shorting by name ASC

FILE : administrator\components\com_virtuemart\models\manufacturer.php
LINE: around 103

REPLACE:

$query = "SELECT `virtuemart_manufacturer_id` AS `value`, `mf_name` AS text, '' AS disable
  					FROM `#__virtuemart_manufacturers_".VMLANG."`";

WITH THIS:

$query = "SELECT `virtuemart_manufacturer_id` AS `value`, `mf_name` AS text, '' AS disable
  					FROM `#__virtuemart_manufacturers_".VMLANG."` ORDER BY mf_name ASC";