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ArcGIS Mobile 10 Edit Form Field Order Problem

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05-06-2011 05:06 AM
RichardMorrill
New Contributor
I am building a mobile project to collect data on point features in the field.  I have a feature class in the file GDB that has the data fields I want to populate and the proper domains assigned where desired.  I can make a mobile map in ArcMap and then open that mobile cache in the Mobile Project Center.  All that works fine. 
The problem comes when I try to re-order the fields in the edit form window.  I can move them to the proper order within the project center, but when I open that project in ArcMobile (on a PDA or my PC), the fields are in the default order as they appear in the feature class. 
I have tried closing all programs, restarting my PC, nothing seems to work.

Any suggestions or assistance would be most appreciated. 
Thanks in advance for any help.
-R
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JeffAzevedo
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This might work well for your situation.

This Reorder Tool works well in most cases. It creates a new version of your existing Feature class with the fields in the order you choose.
http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14721
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RichardMorrill
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Thanks.  I actually did the same thing using ETGeo wizards re-order fields tool and that solved my problem.  However, I am noticing other things with ArcMobile where I change a setting like field visibility or searchability in Mobile Projects Center but it doesn't stick when I transfer the project to the PDA.  Not sure if there is some underlying flaw in how I set up my project that prevents these changes from beign saved. 
Thanks for you assistance.  Still looking for a better solution though.
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