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datasheet: ¿how to order by the 2nd column of a combobox?
hello there!
In my form there is a field "idCountry", but I don't want to see the number, instead, I want to show the country name, so I changed the control to a combobox and the rowsource is "select id,name from countryCat"... etc. etc. It works fine, but there is a problem, when I try to sort the data sheet by that field (using the right click button of the mouse), actually it is sorted by the "ID" of the country instead of its name. I want to see the datasheet sorted by the real names of the countries, not by its IDs any sugestions? thanks in advance |
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datasheet: ¿how to order by the 2nd column of a combobox?
Robeito -
In your "select id,..." statement, add in this at the end: ORDER BY [name] Note you should not use "name" for the name of a field - it is a reserved word and will cause you problems. Until you get it fixed, remember to always put square brackets around it, including in the SELECT statement. -- Daryl S "robeito" wrote: hello there! In my form there is a field "idCountry", but I don't want to see the number, instead, I want to show the country name, so I changed the control to a combobox and the rowsource is "select id,name from countryCat"... etc. etc. It works fine, but there is a problem, when I try to sort the data sheet by that field (using the right click button of the mouse), actually it is sorted by the "ID" of the country instead of its name. I want to see the datasheet sorted by the real names of the countries, not by its IDs any sugestions? thanks in advance |
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datasheet: ¿how to order by the 2nd column of a combobox?
Thanks Daryl:
I must clarify my post: Actually the data grid shows the information as I spected, but, when I use the standar right click action of the mouse on the grid (sort A-Z, sort Z-A, cut, copy paste, filter,...) and use the sort option, the grid is sorted by the countries ID and that's not what I want, I want the grid sorted by the alphanumeric name of the country "Daryl S" wrote: Robeito - In your "select id,..." statement, add in this at the end: ORDER BY [name] Note you should not use "name" for the name of a field - it is a reserved word and will cause you problems. Until you get it fixed, remember to always put square brackets around it, including in the SELECT statement. -- Daryl S "robeito" wrote: hello there! In my form there is a field "idCountry", but I don't want to see the number, instead, I want to show the country name, so I changed the control to a combobox and the rowsource is "select id,name from countryCat"... etc. etc. It works fine, but there is a problem, when I try to sort the data sheet by that field (using the right click button of the mouse), actually it is sorted by the "ID" of the country instead of its name. I want to see the datasheet sorted by the real names of the countries, not by its IDs any sugestions? thanks in advance |
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datasheet: ¿how to order by the 2nd column of a combobox?
On Tue, 4 May 2010 13:04:01 -0700, robeito
wrote: Thanks Daryl: I must clarify my post: Actually the data grid shows the information as I spected, but, when I use the standar right click action of the mouse on the grid (sort A-Z, sort Z-A, cut, copy paste, filter,...) and use the sort option, the grid is sorted by the countries ID and that's not what I want, I want the grid sorted by the alphanumeric name of the country Then you will have to base the datasheet on a Query including the country table. The combo box is not data, is not part of your table, and is not something you can sort: it's just a display tool, displaying data from *a different table* (the combo's rowsource). -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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datasheet: ?how to order by the 2nd column of a combobox?
Robeito -
Like John said, add the Country table to the query behind the form and use that name in your form. You can hide this field if you want and still sort on it, so the user interface is the same as what you have. Or, if the form is not meant for updates, you could remove the combo box and just show the country name. -- Daryl S "John W. Vinson" wrote: On Tue, 4 May 2010 13:04:01 -0700, robeito wrote: Thanks Daryl: I must clarify my post: Actually the data grid shows the information as I spected, but, when I use the standar right click action of the mouse on the grid (sort A-Z, sort Z-A, cut, copy paste, filter,...) and use the sort option, the grid is sorted by the countries ID and that's not what I want, I want the grid sorted by the alphanumeric name of the country Then you will have to base the datasheet on a Query including the country table. The combo box is not data, is not part of your table, and is not something you can sort: it's just a display tool, displaying data from *a different table* (the combo's rowsource). -- John W. Vinson [MVP] . |
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