I have two distinctly different applications of Access with the exception that I have used the same function in each with very minor differences. The restore (of the separate data mdb) in one using ahtCommonFileOpenSave shows the candidate backup files in either name or date modified seuence (the file names are identical except for the date being included in the form yy_mm_dd so either sort would give the same result).



In one application the sequence is most recent to oldest. In the other it's oldest to most recent. I much prefer the first since it is easier to choose a recent backup to restore and I think it is is less likely for a user to make a mistake.

I have NOT figured out how to affect the order of the files in the display despite monkeying with the file sort itself or research about ahtCommonFileOpenSave.

Please someone enlighten me!