The following code is in the open event of my form. It looks for report names to show them in a list box. The underlying query on the list box is sorted ok but the list box results on the form are not sorted according to the report name minus the first three characters (either rpf or rpt). Could this 'open' event be taking precedence over the sort I've got in the query, and if so, how do I change to cause the list box to sort right? Thank you! Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer) Dim objAO As AccessObject Dim objCP As Object Dim strValues As String Set objCP = Application.CurrentProject For Each objAO In objCP.AllReports If Left(objAO.Name, 3) = "rpt" Or Left(objAO.Name, 3) = "rpf" Then strValues = strValues & Mid(objAO.Name, 4) & ";" & Left(objAO.Name, 3) & ";" End If Next objAO lstReports.RowSourceType = "Value List" lstReports.RowSource = strValues End Sub ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************