Lantica Software, LLC - Support - Sesame Library

Learn more about Sesame Database Manager

Thanks for providing us with such a great forum for our learning and communication.

Bharat Naik, MD
Director - Bronzeville Medical Center


Getting started with Sesame? Click here!

	Home
	Order Sesame
	Products
	Support
	Contact Us
	Company
	Downloads
	Q&A™


Email Address Note: Your email address will be used only to notify you of updates and events related to Lantica and Sesame. Your address will not be sold or used for any other purpose. Sesame Database Manager is compatible with Symantec Q&A. Q & A users will find that Sesame uses many of the same keystrokes, the same search syntax, and almost the same programming syntax as used in a Q&A database. Sesame can also translate Q&A databases. Find out more. Inside Sesame - The Monthly Newsletter for Sesame Database Manager Read a FREE issue!

Sesame Library | Sesame OneSheet - Sorting Records

Sorting Records

Records are not stored in a database in any particular order. If you want to see your records in a specific order, you need to sort them.

1. Open your Form in Search/Update.

2. In the lower left corner of your screen is the Sort Spec. The Sort Spec lists each element on your Form.

3. Click the sort button for each element you want to sort by. An S will appear in the sort button each element you click, indicating that it will be sorted. A second button will also appear with an A. The second button indicates sort direction. The A means ascending sort (A-Z).

4. Run your retrieve. Your records will appear in the order you specified in the Sort Spec. In this case, your records will be in order by Company, First and Last.

NOTE: You can click the sort direction button to toggle between ascending and descending sort.

More Information:
Using the Sort Spec
1.1 User Guide - Page 259

Using the Spec Window
1.1 User Guide - Page 257

Learn more about Sesame Database Manager

These users want a very basic easy to use database that does a lot of basic things simply and easily without to many bells and whistles. I believe Lantica has provided such a product. Sesame can be used out of the box without much fuss to accomplish many tasks. Very little learning is involved to accomplish many of the basic database features. At the same time they have laid the groundwork for users who want more features, more control and more sophisticated applications. From a user standpoint I get the best of all worlds, a building block approach to my application. I can start with the basic and if I desire to put the effort in and learn more, I can add much more power to my application. Thank you Lanticans for giving us a product that is so versatile and gives our applications the ability to grow in the future. I am only one user but I know my feelings are felt by many others and with customer loyalty a great product and time you will make Sesame's path the beaten path.

Robert Scott
-