[mso] Re: Sort Sequence in Access 2002 Query

Access sorts from left to right in the query view.  However, all you need to 
do is include a second copy of the column you want to sort by.  Put it in 
the right place and make sure its "Show" tickbox is not ticked.

If you're comfortable with SQL, go into SQL view for the query and change 
the sort order there.  Access will make the correct changes for you when you 
go back to normal design view.

Regards, Dave S

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Shapp" <ras45@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 4:09 PM
Subject: [mso] Sort Sequence in Access 2002 Query


> To All,
>
> I have created a query in Access 2002 which selects some records and sorts
> them according to the contents in two separate columns. IOW, the query 
> creates
> a subset of the DB with "member name" sorted within "area of interest".
> Suppose I want the opposite sort sequence with "area of interest" within
> "member name"? It appears that the term "sort order" in the Help system 
> refers
> only to ascending versus descending. In my case both columns are sorted
> ascending. The existing query has the "area of interest" column to the 
> left of
> the "member name" column. Is there any way to achieve the opposite sort
> sequence without moving the "member name" column to the left of the "area 
> of
> interest" column?
>
> Help mentions an Advanced Sort window, but it appears to apply only to 
> filters
> and datasets. I didn't see any way to open an Advanced Sort window within 
> the
> query design view.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Ray Shapp
>
>
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