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    #1

    Sorting Records

    Can Someone explain to me how to sort my records? I have one field in each record indicating a Unit Number. I would like to sort all my records by unit number.

    Thanks for your quick help!
    Rhea.
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    RE: Sorting Records

    Rhea:

    Are you talking about sorting records in an embedded browse on a form? If so, the easiest approach would be to go into Design of the form. Go into properties, on the Filter/Order tab. Assuiming your field is called unit_number, put unit_number into the Order expression field.

    Gary
    Gary S. Traub, Ph.D.

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      #3
      RE: Sorting Records

      I do not have an embedded browse on my form, however, I did try to use the filter/order in form properties and put and used the order expression to sort by unit_number as you described. Unfortunaley, it didn't seem to sort at all. It shows unit numbers sorted like so:
      1011
      1012
      1013
      103
      104
      105
      106
      1112
      107
      etc...

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        #4
        RE: Sorting Records

        try using an order the expression like:

        Val(Unit_Number)

        A5 will then treat the unit_number like numeric field, instead of like a character field when sorting.

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          #5
          RE: Sorting Records

          Bingo! It works! Thanks Vince. I'm sorry to be a bug, but now would you be able to help me with this one. I just realized that not only do I need to sort by unit number, but also by which building. You see, we have a Tower building with units 101 to 2000 and then we have a Court building with units 101 to 408. The database sorts the units great now and shows them like so:
          101 Court
          101 Tower
          102 Court
          102 Tower
          etc...
          I would love to be able to sort them like so:
          101 Court
          102 Court
          etc...then,
          101 Tower
          102 Tower
          103 Tower
          etc...
          I tried to enter this expression into the same sort field:
          Val(unit_number)+Court_or_tower
          But it just put everything back in the order it was before (unsorted).
          I also tried this expression without successs:
          Val(unit_number)+(Court_or_tower)

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            #6
            RE: Sorting Records

            Please disregard above message, I figured out a much easier way. Just viewed in browse mode, right clicked in field and sorted unit_number first, then court_or_tower next. Thanks so much for all of your help!
            Rhea.

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              #7
              RE: Sorting Records

              Rhea:

              Try this:

              Court_or_tower+str(Val(unit_number))

              Gary
              Gary S. Traub, Ph.D.

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                #8
                RE: Sorting Records

                Hi Gary,
                I am so glad you posted your reply before I told everyone to disregard my last message! I just realized that just sorting in browse mode does not save it sorted when reopening the program. Your expression did the trick though, thanks so much-your a life saver!

                Rhea.

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