How can I auto-sort with each new entry

Question

I'm looking for a formula, a script, or automator service that will allow me to auto-sort by column every time I change an entry.
My spreadsheet uses steppers. I want to automatically sort the column every time I increase the stepper.
I'd prefer not to right click on the column to sort.
any help?

Answer 1

Not possible within your data table (the ne in which the stepper is changed), but a second table could show the sorted results, and be automatically updated whenever the steper in the first table is changed.
Here's an example:
The image above shows the starting position. Column A of "Data" contains the stepper cells.
Column B, which may be hidden, contains a formula which modifies the stepper value to ensure that each cell contains a value unique within that column by adding a fractional amount dependent on the row in which the conversion is done. The value used in the formula (1000) will work for up to about 490 rows before rounding (used in the first column of the "Sorted" table) will return a result different from the integer value of the stepper. For more rows, replace 1000 with a larger number.
Data::B2, and filled down: =A2+ROW()/1000
The second table, "Sorted" sorts the rows of Data using the values in column B as the sort key. Sorted contains one formula, filled into every body cell on the table, and modified in column A:
Sorted::A2, filled right: =VLOOKUP(SMALL(Data :: $B,ROW()-1),Data :: $B:$E,COLUMN())
After filling right, modify the formula in A2 by adding ROUND( in front of VLOOKUP and ,0) after COLUMN())
Sorted A2: =ROUND(VLOOKUP(SMALL(Data :: $B,ROW()-1),Data :: $B:$E,COLUMN()),0)
Select cells A2:D2, then Fill down.
In the image below, the stepper in row 10, which held 9 originally, has been stepped down to 4. There is no change in the order of the table "Data", but "Sorted" automatically resorts the rows to match the new stepper value:
Regards,
Barry