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Move Records Up Down
Ludwig Willems 
      
2 years ago
Hi, can I insert a record somewhere in a report with the entered records? In Excel this is done with CTRL+I. Or is there a way to move a newly added record up in the existing records. M curious. Could be something with VBA and 2 buttons that you can move the record up or down to properly locate it.
Alex Hedley  @Reply  
           
2 years ago
Reports don't allow data entry.

If you want an item in a specific location you can set the ORDER BY to put it where you need.

What's your use case?
Ludwig Willems OP  @Reply  
      
2 years ago
we provide a description with a cabinet. Sometimes there may be an additional description that needs to be added afterwards. It would be useful if we could create a new record and have it scroll up or down using a button. I thought that could be programmed.
Kevin Yip  @Reply  
     
2 years ago
Access does not store records in any order.  Ordering has to be designed and executed by you the developer.  Even if you can move a record up and down, Access won't remember the order unless you design a way to remember it, such as with an index field or a query's sort order.  For instance, a form's tab order screen lets you drag a field up and down; but that is only possible because of the tab index property (see picture below).
Kevin Yip  @Reply  
     
2 years ago

Ludwig Willems OP  @Reply  
      
2 years ago
Can you please explain the tab index to me, I do not see how the tab index can determine an order of the records created, you still complete the row as a record with all fields as columns. You could sort by a field. Or you could create a separate numerical field in the table and insert it into the form where you can enter the order of 1-2-3-4-5 etc. and then sort on that numerical field ascending. I thought it was simpler. Or you may be able to sort by creation on the form before printing. What is best, sort by query or sort by report.
Richard Rost  @Reply  
          
2 years ago
You can set up a Custom Sort Order.

You can move items up and down in a listbox. List Box Move Item

I've got a video coming out soon where I show you how to do the same thing with a continuous form or subform.
Ludwig Willems OP  @Reply  
      
2 years ago
Richard, can you also provide a continuous form that contains fields with a many-to-many relationship with combo boxes and that this record in its entirety can be moved to the top or bottom.
Alex Hedley  @Reply  
           
2 years ago
Legacy Tip: Continuous Form - Dependent Combo

Again ordering is based on your query. You could have buttons to change the sort.

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