Need a list that allows dragging to change the order

[EricStiles]

What would be the tool, if any, that would put a list on the screen and then allow you to drag items in the list to change the order items in the list?

[owenwengerd]

You can use a listbox control with "Drag/Drop Allow Begin" and "Drag/Drop Allow Drop" both set to true.

[EricStiles]

Thank you, I'll investigate that.   

[EricStiles]

Ok I'm working and shouldn't be doing this since I don't get paid to program but I had to see if that was what I was looking for, and IT IS!!!   Thank you, OWENWENGERD!

[Jim Short]

This does work. What event would fire after dropping in new location so new list could be save immediately?

[Fred Tomke]

Hi, Jim, I always set up my controls this way:

source control:
enable OnDragnDropBegin to ensure the user is allowed to drag the selected items

destination control:
enable OnDragOverFromControl to ensure the user is allowed to drop the selected items to the target
enable OnDragnDropFromControl to execute code to store the state into the databases

Regards, Fred

[Jim Short]

Thanks Fred,
Does this work when dragging only within the same control like just changing order of the items?
Run built-in code DragDropBegin
Save with KillFocus.

Selecting additional events messes with built-in behavior.
Jim

[Fred Tomke]

Hi, Jim,

Does this work when dragging only within the same control like just changing order of the items?

yes, it does. Just check in the code of OnDragOverFromControl and/or OnDragnDropFromControl that the source control name is the same as the destination control name.

Regards, Fred