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Hello Everyone,
I have a combox whose datasource was populated by "look up values in forms datasource" and i am wondering if there is any way to order the returned values alphabetically? I can't seem to find anything at the moment.
Thanks,
Erin
Good luck.
Let us know what you decided to do and how it worked out for you!
I decided not to order the list, it really wasn't necessary just something that would have been nice.
Thanks,Erin