Ascend by a memo type field

[Samuel]

Hi

I would like to ascend by a Memo field but it doesn't seem to work

Thank you
Samuel

 

[John Spencer]

You can't sort memo fields.

What you can do is sort by the first part of the memo field.

Add a calculated field to your query and use it for sorting. Keep the
memo field for display purposes.

Field: MemoSort: Left([MemoField],200)
Sort : Ascending

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John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2008
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County
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[a a r o n . k e m p f]

SQL Server lets you sort a lot more than that

-Aaron

You can't sort memo fields.

What you can do is sort by the first part of the memo field.

Add a calculated field to your query and use it for sorting.  Keep the
memo field for display purposes.

Field: MemoSort: Left([MemoField],200)
Sort : Ascending

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  John Spencer
  Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2008
  The Hilltop Institute
  University of Maryland Baltimore County
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Hi

I would like to ascend by a Memo field but it doesn't seem to work

Thank you
Samuel- Hide quoted text -

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