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SORT the Binding Fields!

http://forum.strataframe.net/Topic8559.aspx

By Andria Jensen - 4/27/2007

Please please please....can you guys put in a sort for the Binding Fields?  They currently come into the BO Mapper in the order they are in the db, and you can't sort by name.  Also, when setting the BindingField property on a control, they are in that same order.  This makes it extremely tedious to scroll through 50 fields in no particular order looking for the one you want.  If you could simply alphabetize these fields in the mapper and also in the BindingField dropdown it would be a huge help!  Thanks!
By StrataFrame Team - 4/27/2007

I certainly agree with that... Just added it to the ToDo list.
By Ben Dornis - 5/31/2007

Not to shoot down the idea but this will be an option right? I know here that database order is easier to go by since we order our fields into logical groups...
By Greg McGuffey - 3/10/2008

I'm going to have to make the request to make this optional too. I'm going crazy trying to find fields now, because like Ben, my fields are logically grouped and I'm real familiar with the db order. I didn't realize how much until this new fix was implemented! Crazy



I'd suggest that for a quick fix, allow the BO Mapper to return fields in db order, with sorting easily done with a click on the header. If after a sort, if the developer wanted the order to revert back to db order, they could just click off the BO, then back on. As for binding field order, ideally, there would be a preference to sort or not on the binding fields.



Thanks!
By Trent L. Taylor - 3/10/2008

We can add another preference in the next update.  It drove me crazy at first too, but once I got used to it I liked it much better since you can rely on the custom properties, etc. being in alphabetical order.
By Greg McGuffey - 3/10/2008

Cool thanks!
By Ben Dornis - 4/27/2008

I noticed the ordering has been updated to alphabetical but I don't see an option anywhere to keep db order. Is there an option that I am not seeing or is this the new way the dialogs will continue to order the fields? If so I think you should really consider an option for those of us who have things in the order we want them.
By Ivan George Borges - 4/28/2008

Hi Ben.

Have a look at your Solution Preferences:
By Ben Dornis - 4/28/2008

I have version 1.6.5 and there is no option for sorting alphabetically. Is this in a future release?
By Trent L. Taylor - 4/28/2008

It is in the 1.6.6 beta.  You can get it here: http://forum.strataframe.net/Topic15687-22-1.aspx
By Ben Dornis - 4/28/2008

Thanks Trent & Ivan