Sending email out and sorting contacts by email addresses!

[Carlson]

Windows XP, SP2...
latest version of sugar, 5.1...
I run the superstack, mysql/php for simpletons...I don't know where to look this stuff up otherwise.


I have 2 issues, first:

I cannot figure out how to sort Contacts by Email Address in the list view when looking at contacts. I have 4 thousand contacts, so this is critical. Some people I only know by recognizing their email, I'll be damned if I know their last name...

I'm also having issues sending out emails using gmail configuration and trying what feels like a 100 different setups so I guess this is 2 requests in one...

I'm loving Sugar so far by the way everyone, thank you for your kindness and patience.

Cheers,

-Rick.

[sugarcane]

Hi Rick,

normally, you would be able to accomplish this by making an upgrade safe change change in listviewdefs.php in:

custom/modules/Contacts/metadata/listviewdefs.php

(if you make a change to the contact list view via studio, the above file location will be auto created):

locate 'EMAIL1', and change:

 'sortable' => false, 
  

to

  'sortable' => true, 
  

However, there seems to be a bug in the system, so this will open up the arrows to sort, but when you click on them all the records 'disappear'. When you click on another field to sort by, they reappear. I have search the reported bugs and there are already 2 bugs logged for this issue, although no current fix

[Carlson]

Fixed.

Thanks sugarcane.

I just posted something about widening multiselect boxes, have you ever tried this?

cheers,

-Rick.