If you've put your files on a server or other host machine, then the
default sort order on those files will be the last sort you did on those
files before opening them on the server or host.
jahn wrote:
> On Apr 15, 12:51 am, "E W P Appeldoorn" <ursus.k...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Create a script that does the sorting. Specify the sort order, don't
tick
>> the 'perform without dialog' box. This defaults to current table, or
can be
>> made to default to any layout you might need.
>
> Hi, Ursus -
>
> Thanks for answering. The thing is, if I specify a sort order in a
> script, then any time a user tries to sort (whether through custom
> menu or button), my specified order overwrites any sort order he might
> have used previously.
>
> For example, let's say he opens the database; decides to sort by last
> name, company, zip code; goes through the steps of moving those fields
> from one side of the sort dialog to another; and sorts. Then he
> realizes he actually wants to sort by last name, company, state
> (instead of zip), and reopens the sort dialog (custom menu or
> button). What does he find? The sort order I specified in my script
> instead of the one he just used, so instead of just changing one field
> (or more if it's a more complicated sort), he has to clear all fields
> that I specified, find each field in the list, move them over again,
> etc. In other words, instead of being able to use the sort dialog the
> way we do in an unscripted sort -- building progressively on what he's
> done before -- his work gets erased each time and replaced with the
> specified script.
>
> Instead, I'd simply like it so the left-hand side of the sort dialog
> defaults to Current Table, where you'll see a beautiful list of user
> fields organized by function in plain English, with all the developer
> fields way down below where it doesn't confuse him. Isn't there a way
> to do this? Or does FileMaker always default to Current Layout with
> no way to specify default to Current Table -- except by overwriting
> the user's previous work?
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> Best,
> Jahn
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