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Sorting a dynamically created recordset

I'm trying to sort a dynamically created recordset, but I can't get to the code to work.

Here's what I'm working with:

    Set rsWorkFile = New Recordset
   
    rsWorkFile.Fields.Append "SortKey", adBSTR, 41
    rsWorkFile.Fields.Append "Keywords", adBSTR, 959
   
    Open strInputFile For Input As #1
    Open strOutputFile For Output As #2
   
    rsWorkFile.Open
   
    Do While Not EOF(1)
        Line Input #1, strInputRec
        rsWorkFile.AddNew
          rsWorkFile!SortKey = Mid(strInputRec, 1, 41)
          rsWorkFile!Keywords = Mid(strInputRec, 42, 958)
        rsWorkFile.Update
    Loop
       
    rsWorkFile.MoveFirst
   ' An error on this line says "Sort Order Cannot Be Applied"
    rsWorkFile.Sort = "SortKey"

    Do While Not rsWorkFile.EOF
        strOutputRec = rsWorkFile!SortKey & rsWorkFile!Keywords
        Print #2, strOutputRec
        rsWorkFile.MoveNext
    Loop
   
    Close #1
    Close #2
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samopal

1)Dynamically created recordsets does not suppor SORT method.

2)To sort a text file you don't need to create dynamic recordset, there are more simple ways to do this.
Fo example, you can do this using DOS sort command :

Shell "cmd /c sort " strInputFile & " /o " & strOutputFile

Hope This Helps,
D'Al
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I figured that out shortly after I posted this question, except I just used adChar.  I didn't use that at first, because I had C++ on the brain.  

Thank you both for the help!  :)
try doing this

set the recordsets CursorLocation to client (i think, else change to server)

then try to use the sort method
(actually in one of my project i did this and i dont remember whether i change d it to client or server, then i used the order by query in it, may be sort will be supported that ways.)