Sort Order in SubForm, Access 97

[phony]

I have a subform attached to a main form. The linkage is from the main Id
which is also a field in the table from which the subform is built. The table
contains four fields, the main id, a date, a transaction type, and a note
field. The first three combined are the Primary Key of the table, with the
date defined as descending. When I open the table, the records are sorted
correctly with the date in descending sequence. However, when I open the
form, either stand-alone or as a subform, the descending sequence of date is
not maintained. I've tried specifying the date in the Order By field of the
form (subform), but I still don't get the proper sequence. Any suggestions
would be appreciated.

[MGFoster]

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When I wanted to sort a subform I've found it easier to put an SQL
string in its RecordSource instead of using the OrderBy property.
E.g.:

SELECT * FROM <table name> ORDER BY TransDate Desc

HTH,

MGFoster:::mgf00 <at> earthlink <decimal-point> net
Oakland, CA (USA)

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phony wrote:

I have a subform attached to a main form. The linkage is from the main Id
which is also a field in the table from which the subform is built. The table
contains four fields, the main id, a date, a transaction type, and a note
field. The first three combined are the Primary Key of the table, with the
date defined as descending. When I open the table, the records are sorted
correctly with the date in descending sequence. However, when I open the
form, either stand-alone or as a subform, the descending sequence of date is
not maintained. I've tried specifying the date in the Order By field of the
form (subform), but I still don't get the proper sequence. Any suggestions
would be appreciated.