SortOrder Property

Applies To Report.

Description

You use the SortOrder property to specify the sort order for fields and expressions in a report. For example, if you're printing a list of suppliers, you can sort the records alphabetically by company name.

Setting

The SortOrder property uses the following settings.

Setting	Description	Visual Basic

Ascending	(Default) Sorts values in ascending (A to Z, 0 to 9) order	False (0)
Descending	Sorts values in descending (Z to A, 9 to 0) order	True (–1)

You can set the SortOrder property by using the Sorting And Grouping box, a macro, or Visual Basic.

In Visual Basic, you set the SortOrder property in report Design view or in the Open event procedure of a report by using the GroupLevel property.

See Also CreateGroupLevel function, GroupHeader, GroupFooter properties, GroupInterval property, GroupLevel property, GroupOn property, KeepTogether property-groups.

Example

See the GroupInterval property example.