ACC1x: Primary Keys Not Used to Order Data in Combo/List Boxes

• Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1

SYMPTOMS

If a table has a primary key and you use the table in a RowSource property in a list box or combo box, you will see the data in insertion order, not primary key order.

RESOLUTION

For historical reasons of the database, the order of insertion may have importance. To view the table's contents in primary key order, design a query that sorts on the primary key. Use the query as the RowSource property for the list box or combo box.

STATUS

This behavior no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 2.0.

REFERENCES

Microsoft Access "User's Guide," version 1.0, pages 21-33 and 87-114

Additional query words: listbox combobox row

Keywords          : kbusage FmsCmbo 
Version           : 1.0 1.10
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: March 11, 1999