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Old March 15th, 2005, 03:57 PM
mandsogdon
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Default Lookup list sort

I am setting up a new database and am wondering how to sort a lookup list
after adding new value. I have a list of job titles, with the primary key as
an autonumber, so in the lookup field the titles are sorted by the autonumber
- I want to put them in alphabetical order (sort ascending).
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Old March 15th, 2005, 04:11 PM
Allen Browne
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Create a query into the lookup table.
Drag both fields - the number and the text - into the output grid.
Use the Sorting row in query design to sort by name.
Save this query, as use it as the RowSource for your combo.

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I am setting up a new database and am wondering how to sort a lookup list
after adding new value. I have a list of job titles, with the primary key
as
an autonumber, so in the lookup field the titles are sorted by the
autonumber
- I want to put them in alphabetical order (sort ascending).



 




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