Question Alphabetize Builder's Field Selection window

[ShredDude]

Is it possible to have the Field values in the Builder window, appear alphabetically?

I have a Form with many fields, labels etc, that I frequently refer to with the Builder's dialog when creating ControlSource references for other fields. Inevitably, I spend time scrolling around looking for the field I need.

I use a consistent nomenclature for all of my controls, eg. tTextbox1, tTextbox2, optXYZ, chkXYZ, lblXYZ, etc.

It would be nice if the list were sorted in alphabetic order. It would speed things up for me tremendously.

Any ideas? Am I missing something?

 

[boblarson]

Nope, you're not missing anything. I agree it would be nice and easier to find but it isn't to be (at least not until MS decides to fix that).

 

[ShredDude]

Thanks Bob,

Glad I wasn't missing something easy. I played around with it a little more. It appears that the order in which the fields appear is a function of the Tab Order for the controls on the form.

I hadn't spent time on my evolving form to set these as they should be. After doing that, at least the controls now appear in a more logical order in the Builder's dialog for me. Not alphabetic, but grouped in a manner where I can find them more easily.

The Builder dialog is still cluttered with label controls though. They don't seem to have a tab stop property, so they remain co-mingled amongst the controls I would actually need to use. I don't have a need to bind a control to the Caption property of a label so I see their presence as a nuisance, but I guess they need to be there.