Excel DAM: Table and Field Names Are Not Sorted Correctly

Last reviewed: November 4, 1994
Article ID: Q93530

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0

Summary:

When you use the Microsoft Excel Data Access Macro Query Assistant command (located on the Data menu), table and field names will be displayed in the list boxes alphabetically. This feature is a function of the code resource attached to the Data Access Macro and cannot be changed by editing the dialog box definition tables located in the macro.

When test tables or fields are created that have similar names, lists may appear to be sorted incorrectly. For example, the following fields

   Test1
   Test2
   Test3
   Test10
   Test11

will appear in the Query Assistant (or the Paste Fieldname) list boxes as:

   Test1
   Test10
   Test11
   Test2
   Test3

This method of sorting is by design of the code resource and cannot be changed.

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Last reviewed: November 4, 1994
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