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TextBox.ColumnOrder property (Access)

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Use the ColumnOrder property to specify the order of the columns in Datasheet view. Read/write Integer.

Syntax

expression.ColumnOrder

expression A variable that represents a TextBox object.

Remarks

To set or change this property for a table or query by using Visual Basic, you must use a column's Properties collection. For more information about using the Properties collection, see Properties.

The ColumnOrder property isn't available in Design view.

The ColumnOrder property applies to all fields in Datasheet view and to form controls when the form is in Datasheet view.

In Datasheet view, a field's ColumnOrder property setting is determined by the field's position. For example, the field in the leftmost column in Datasheet view has a ColumnOrder property setting of 1, the next field has a setting of 2, and so on. Changing a field's ColumnOrder property resets the property for that field and every field to the left of its original position in Datasheet view.

In other views, the property setting is 0 unless you explicitly change the order of one or more fields in Datasheet view (either by dragging the fields to new positions or by changing their ColumnOrder property settings). Fields to the right of the moved field's new position will have a property setting of 0 in views other than Datasheet view.

The order of the fields in Datasheet view doesn't affect the order of the fields in table Design view or Form view.

Example

The following example displays the ProductName and QuantityPerUnit fields in the first two columns in Datasheet view of the Products form.

Forms!Products!ProductName.ColumnOrder = 1 
Forms!Products!QuantityPerUnit.ColumnOrder = 2

The following example displays the ProductName and QuantityPerUnit fields in the first two columns of the Products table in Datasheet view. To set the ColumnOrder property, the example uses the SetFieldProperty procedure. If this procedure is run while the table is open, changes will not be displayed until it is closed and reopened.

Public Sub SetColumnOrder() 
 
 Dim dbs As DAO.Database 
 Dim tdf As DAO.TableDef 
 
 Set dbs = CurrentDb 
 Set tdf = dbs!Products 
 
 ' Call the procedure to set the ColumnOrder property. 
 SetFieldProperty tdf!ProductName, "ColumnOrder", dbLong, 2 
 SetFieldProperty tdf!QuantityPerUnit, "ColumnOrder", dbLong, 3 
 
 Set tdf = Nothing 
 Set dbs = Nothing 
 
End Sub 
 
Private Sub SetFieldProperty(ByRef fld As DAO.Field, _ 
 ByVal strPropertyName As String, _ 
 ByVal intPropertyType As Integer, _ 
 ByVal varPropertyValue As Variant) 
 ' Set field property without producing nonrecoverable run-time error. 
 
 Const conErrPropertyNotFound = 3270 
 Dim prp As Property 
 
 ' Turn off error handling. 
 On Error Resume Next 
 
 fld.Properties(strPropertyName) = varPropertyValue 
 
 ' Check for errors in setting the property. 
 If Err <> 0 Then 
 If Err <> conErrPropertyNotFound Then 
 On Error GoTo 0 
 MsgBox "Couldn't set property '" & strPropertyName & _ 
 "' on field '" & fld.Name & "'", vbCritical 
 Else 
 On Error GoTo 0 
 Set prp = fld.CreateProperty(strPropertyName, intPropertyType, _ 
 varPropertyValue) 
 fld.Properties.Append prp 
 End If 
 End If 
 
 Set prp = Nothing 
 
End Sub

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