I am trying to add more flexible sort ordering to my SQL Views (local and Remote). The following syntax seems to work:

CREATE SQL VIEW v_TestOrder ;
AS ;
SELECT *;
FROM Table1;
WHERE Field1 LIKE ?pcField1;
ORDER BY ?pnOrder

If I use v_testOrder, I get the standard vfp dialog box asking for pcField1 and then pnOrder and the data is then ordered in the view by pnOrder.

I have two problems:

1.) If I pre-define pnOrder to be 1 and then open or requery() v_testOrder, I will get an error message: "SQL: Column PNORDER is not found" --> the ?pnOrder only seems to work via VFP dialog input.

2.) If I can ever solve 1.), I would like to use a field name (character) for ?pnOrder (ok - ?pcOrder) instead of using a number. Using a field name -- Field1 or "Field1" causes SQL: Column '' Not Found error.

Thanks for any help or alternatives to ordering views.

Kevin