TASK: Change the order of columns in a directory style

In this task you will understand how to change the order of columns in a table-like listing.

In this example we choose the <BaseQuery Name="Fred4Pages" in the FRED4_Config.xml configuration file.

You will be able to perform this task only if:

•You already opened the fred4_config.xml file as explained in TASK: Open for editing one or more files with directory styles, ordered the view as explained in TASK: Display an ordered view of directory style elements, and located the <DirectoryStyle Name="List" under the <BaseQuery Name="Fred4Pages".

1.Expand the <DirectoryStyle Name="List" element so you see all its <ColStyle elements collapsed:

2.Select the entire collapsed section Zone.

3.Press CTRL+X, click in front of the Section element and then press CTRL+V: the ColStyle Name=Zone will be pasted there, and expanded:

4.Save changes and import them in database as explained in TASK: Save changes and import them in database.

5.Start Fred and then look at the navigator on the Pages main tab: the Zone column is now displayed before the Section column: