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Summary

FRM055B - List Component Basics Part B

Important Observations

• The FOR loop may be used to read a list in its sorted sequence.

• The SELECTLIST will always read a list in its original loaded order.

Tips & Techniques

• List performance is directly related to the number of entries. Ensure you give users sufficient filtering capabilities, so they do not have to create large lists.

• When testing lists, ensure you include using volumes of entries which reflect your production database.

What You Should Know

• How to enable sorting in list component columns

• How to process a list component's entries in sorted sequence

• How to process a list component's entries in unsorted sequence

• How to sequence a combo box's entries

• How to retrieve current entry from a sorted combo box.

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