Interesting problem (kind of)...

I have tried the following code:

private withevents lstDVList as ListBox

set lstDVList = Controls.Add("VB.ListBox", "lstDVList")
lstDVList.Top = 300
lstDVList.Left = 300
lstDVList.Width = 4000
lstDVList.Height = 4000
lstDVList.ZOrder
lstDVList.Visible = true



It works fine. It adds a listbox in my form dynamically.

Now, if i try to put the following line (before or after the SET, makes no difference :) )
lstDVList.Sorted = true


VB does not let me. It says "cannot assign to read-only property", which is logical because you are allowed to set this property only in design time.

If i may ask, how am i supposed to set this property? Anyone has any ideas?

you could try to use the Listview instead of a listbox.
It is more flexible as far as sorting is concerned.
You can achieve the same visible results, by using the Report mode.

It IS a way to help me bypass this problem - and thank you for that - but it's not a solution to the problem. :) I wonder if they (MS) have ever thought of this...

>I wonder if they (MS) have ever thought of this...

in my opinion the listbox control is simply "old".
Even if you use a listbox "the API way", you have to set the LBS_SORT style bit upon creation of the listbox window and cannot change that after the window has been created, AFAIK.

Well then, maybe it's the right time to stop using it...

Thanks for the tips.