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Q236952: PRB: Sort Order Has Changed with Microsoft Jet Version 4.0

Article: Q236952
Product(s): Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5,2000,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDAOsearch kbDatabase kbDTL kbJET kbMFC kbODBC kbOLEDB kbVBp600 kbVC kbVJ kbGrpDSMDAC
Last Modified: 19-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft ODBC Driver for Access, version 4.0 
- Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Jet, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Access 2000 
- Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.5 
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SYMPTOMS
========

Using Microsoft Jet version 4.0, sorting is different than in previous versions.
For example, assume you have the following records in an Access table:

+--------+
| FIELD1 | 
+--------+
| W      | 
+--------+
| W-     | 
+--------+
| WB     | 
+--------+
| W-B    | 
+--------+

In previous versions of the Jet database engine, issuing "SELECT * FROM TABLE1
ORDER BY field1" gives the following results:

+--------+
| FIELD1 | 
+--------+
| W      | 
+--------+
| W-     | 
+--------+
| W-B    | 
+--------+
| WB     | 
+--------+

With Jet version 4.0, you now get the following results:

+--------+
| FIELD1 | 
+--------+
| W      | 
+--------+
| W-     | 
+--------+
| WB     | 
+--------+
| W-B    | 
+--------+

CAUSE
=====

Microsoft Jet version 4.0 uses a new sorting order that treats hyphens (-) and
single quotation marks (') as special characters. For example, Co-op and Coop
are now considered equal when sorting. Also O'Connor is treated the same as
OConnor.

RESOLUTION
==========

This behavior is by design. You cannot change any settings to affect this
behavior.

MORE INFORMATION
================

SQL Server full-text queries and Index server have similar behavior when
searching.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q200043 PRB: Dashes '-' Ignored in Search with SQL Full-Text and MSIDXS
  Queries

Additional query words: DAO 3.6 ODBC OLE DB dash mdac 2.1

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Keywords          : kbDAOsearch kbDatabase kbDTL kbJET kbMFC kbODBC kbOLEDB kbVBp600 kbVC kbVJ kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbDAO360 kbGrpDSODBC 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbAccessSearch kbAccess2000 kbAccess2000Search kbODBCSearch kbOLEDBSearch kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbODBCAccess400 kbOLEDBProvJet400 kbOLEDBProvSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,2000,4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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