Microsoft KB Archive/108436

PRB: Form's Record Sort Order Depends on AllowUpdating

Article ID: Q108436
Creation Date: 12-DEC-1993
Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996 The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

A table-based form that has its AllowUpdating property set to No Tables will display records in insertion order instead of in primary key order.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Start Microsoft Access. Create a new table with a text field. Make the text field the primary key. View the table in Datasheet view. Enter three new records with the following values:

      Z
      X
      Y

Create a new, blank form based on the new table. Add a text box to the form. Set the text box's ControlSource property to the text field you created in step 2. View the form in Form view. Note that the display order is:

      X
      Y
      Z

View the form in Design view. Set the form's AllowUpdating property to No Tables. View the form in Form view. Note that the display order has changed to:

      Z
      X
      Y

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Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 2.00 sort
KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: TblPriky