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Sorting records in DBF File
You
may sort the records in dbf file of any field in ascending or descending
order.
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To
set the ascending sorting order, i.e. A to Z, the smallest to the
largest, oldest to youngest, - right-click and select
Ascending command.
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To
set the reverse sorting order, right-click and select
Descending.
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To
perform more sophisticated sorting, click
Tools | Advanced Sorting menu,
or click the corresponding icon on the toolbar. Advanced Sorting
dialog box opens.
Using
right and left arrows, compose the list of fields for prioritized
sorting and select
Ascending or
Descending radio
button. To clear the list, click Unselect All.
To
set case-insensitive mode, i.e A=a, select "Ignore
case"
option.
To
export records with sort order, select menu item
File | Export dbf files (export
dbf files to other formats)
See
also: DBF to XLS, DBF to CSV,DBF to XML,DBF to SQL
To
save sort order in this file, select menu item
File | Save order
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