Specifies a sort order that is applied to
the database table records displayed in the Data View window.
Access Methods
Shortcut menu: Right-click a column header in the Data
View window and choose Sort.
Summary
You can select a combination of up to five
columns to apply to the sort order.
List of Options
The following options
are displayed.
- Sort
By
-
Specifies
the primary column to apply to the sort operation. The data from this
column is sorted first, and then the data from any additional Then
By columns that are specified is sorted.
- Ascending
-
Applies
an ascending sort order to the selected column. The column data
is ordered with the smallest value at the beginning of the Data
View record set and the largest value at the end of the record set.
- Descending
-
Applies
a descending sort order to the selected column. The column data
is ordered with the largest value at the beginning of the Data View
record set and the smallest value at the end of the record set.
- Then
By
-
Specifies
an additional column to apply to the sort operation.
- Reset
-
Clears
all columns that are specified for the current sort order so that
you can specify a new sort order.
