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Add another field to the dataset and use the data in this field to 
sort the data in the dataset. You can then manipulate the data in this 
field to change the sort order.

John
"Daryl" <developeracc@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:42525622@newsgroups.borland.com...
>
> Cross post - no responses from Compoment Using list...
>
> I would like to know if it is possible to allow a user to select a 
> record and then move its position in the list (either up or down) by 
> use of a button click.  Of course this list is derived from a 
> dataset.
>
> Example:
> List contains.
> Cars    12
> Boats    10
> Bikes    2
>
> Actions:
> The user selects (highlights) Bikes  2
> The user clicks the MOVE UP button
>
> Outcome:
> The List now reads, and Bikes    2 is still highlighted.
> Cars    12
> Bikes    2
> Boats    10
>
> Any help would be good.
>
> thanks
> daryl 

Yes, I have tried to do what you suggest but for me I had the following
problems.

The item selected (highlighted) in the listbox did not want to automatically
follow the record being moved say toward the top of the list and the control
appears to have no method to allow the programmer to select/highlight a
record in the list.

Also, I found it difficult to cleanly change the value being used to sort
the recordset.  It is easy enough to say decrement the value of the current
selected record but then you have to find the record of now the same value
and increment it.  This should be the prior record - when you code this to
me it looks clumsy and as I indicated the selected/highlighted record does
not move up in the list.  It seems to stay on the same record position in
the list ie if the third record is selected/highlighted then when it
supposed to move to position two in the list (it does) but the record now at
position three in the list is selected/highlighted.

I hope this makes sense, thanks for the response.

daryl

"John Scott" <jscott@kw.igs.net> wrote in message
news:4252b2b9@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Add another field to the dataset and use the data in this field to
> sort the data in the dataset. You can then manipulate the data in this
> field to change the sort order.
>
> John
> "Daryl" <developeracc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:42525622@newsgroups.borland.com...
> >
> > Cross post - no responses from Compoment Using list...
> >
> > I would like to know if it is possible to allow a user to select a
> > record and then move its position in the list (either up or down) by
> > use of a button click.  Of course this list is derived from a
> > dataset.
> >
> > Example:
> > List contains.
> > Cars    12
> > Boats    10
> > Bikes    2
> >
> > Actions:
> > The user selects (highlights) Bikes  2
> > The user clicks the MOVE UP button
> >
> > Outcome:
> > The List now reads, and Bikes    2 is still highlighted.
> > Cars    12
> > Bikes    2
> > Boats    10
> >
> > Any help would be good.
> >
> > thanks
> > daryl
>

I beleive that when I did this I used bookmarks to remember the two 
records where I wanted to exchange the keys. You must take care of the 
exceptions - i.e. trying to move the top record up or last record 
down, or if there is only one record.

John
"Daryl" <developeracc@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:4252f69e$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Yes, I have tried to do what you suggest but for me I had the 
> following
> problems.
>
> The item selected (highlighted) in the listbox did not want to 
> automatically
> follow the record being moved say toward the top of the list and the 
> control
> appears to have no method to allow the programmer to 
> select/highlight a
> record in the list.
>
> Also, I found it difficult to cleanly change the value being used to 
> sort
> the recordset.  It is easy enough to say decrement the value of the 
> current
> selected record but then you have to find the record of now the same 
> value
> and increment it.  This should be the prior record - when you code 
> this to
> me it looks clumsy and as I indicated the selected/highlighted 
> record does
> not move up in the list.  It seems to stay on the same record 
> position in
> the list ie if the third record is selected/highlighted then when it
> supposed to move to position two in the list (it does) but the 
> record now at
> position three in the list is selected/highlighted.
>
> I hope this makes sense, thanks for the response.
>
> daryl
>
> "John Scott" <jscott@kw.igs.net> wrote in message
> news:4252b2b9@newsgroups.borland.com...
>> Add another field to the dataset and use the data in this field to
>> sort the data in the dataset. You can then manipulate the data in 
>> this
>> field to change the sort order.
>>
>> John
>> "Daryl" <developeracc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:42525622@newsgroups.borland.com...
>> >
>> > Cross post - no responses from Compoment Using list...
>> >
>> > I would like to know if it is possible to allow a user to select 
>> > a
>> > record and then move its position in the list (either up or down) 
>> > by
>> > use of a button click.  Of course this list is derived from a
>> > dataset.
>> >
>> > Example:
>> > List contains.
>> > Cars    12
>> > Boats    10
>> > Bikes    2
>> >
>> > Actions:
>> > The user selects (highlights) Bikes  2
>> > The user clicks the MOVE UP button
>> >
>> > Outcome:
>> > The List now reads, and Bikes    2 is still highlighted.
>> > Cars    12
>> > Bikes    2
>> > Boats    10
>> >
>> > Any help would be good.
>> >
>> > thanks
>> > daryl
>>
>
>