diff --git a/demos/dbbrowse/doc.cpp b/demos/dbbrowse/doc.cpp
index 2500fe611f..168e82461a 100644
--- a/demos/dbbrowse/doc.cpp
+++ b/demos/dbbrowse/doc.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bool MainDoc::OnInitODBC()
 
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     const char sep = 3; // separator character used in string between DSN ans DsDesc
-    wxStringList s_SortDSNList, s_SortDsDescList;
+    wxSortedArrayString s_SortDSNList, s_SortDsDescList;
     // BJO-20000127
     // In order to have same sort result on both Dsn and DsDesc, create a 'keyed' string.
     // The key will be removed after sorting
@@ -183,31 +183,26 @@ bool MainDoc::OnInitODBC()
         s_SortDSNList.Add(Dsn);
         s_SortDsDescList.Add(KeyString);
     }
-    s_SortDSNList.Sort();     //BJO
-    s_SortDsDescList.Sort();  //BJO
     
-    wxChar ** s_SortDSN = s_SortDSNList.ListToArray();        //BJO
-    wxChar ** s_SortDsDesc = s_SortDsDescList.ListToArray();  //BJO
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Allocate n ODBC-DSN objects to hold the information
+    // Allocate n wxDatabase objects to hold the column information
     p_DSN = new DSN[i_DSN];  //BJO
+    db_Br = new BrowserDB[i_DSN];
     for (i=0;i<i_DSN;i++)
     {
-        KeyString = s_SortDsDesc[i];
+        KeyString = s_SortDsDescList[i];
         KeyString = KeyString.AfterFirst(sep);
-        wxStrcpy(s_SortDsDesc[i],KeyString.c_str());
-        (p_DSN+i)->Dsn = s_SortDSN[i];
-        (p_DSN+i)->Drv = s_SortDsDesc[i];
+
+        // ODBC-DSN object
+        (p_DSN+i)->Dsn = s_SortDSNList[i];
+        (p_DSN+i)->Drv = KeyString;
         (p_DSN+i)->Usr = _T("");
         (p_DSN+i)->Pas = _T("");
         Temp0.Printf(_T("%02d) Dsn(%s) DsDesc(%s)"),i,(p_DSN+i)->Dsn.c_str(),(p_DSN+i)->Drv.c_str());
         wxLogMessage(Temp0);
-    }
-    //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Allocate n wxDatabase objects to hold the column information
-    db_Br = new BrowserDB[i_DSN];
-    for (i=0;i<i_DSN;i++)
-    {
+
+        // wxDataBase object
         (db_Br+i)->p_LogWindow = p_LogWin;
         (db_Br+i)->ODBCSource  = (p_DSN+i)->Dsn;
         (db_Br+i)->UserName    = (p_DSN+i)->Usr;
@@ -218,8 +213,6 @@ bool MainDoc::OnInitODBC()
 
     DbConnectInf.FreeHenv();
 
-    delete [] s_SortDSN;
-    delete [] s_SortDsDesc;
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     if (!i_DSN)
     {
diff --git a/samples/db/dbtest.cpp b/samples/db/dbtest.cpp
index 7869c17438..dbae3482f0 100644
--- a/samples/db/dbtest.cpp
+++ b/samples/db/dbtest.cpp
@@ -2227,21 +2227,17 @@ void CparameterDlg::FillDataSourceList()
 {
     wxChar Dsn[SQL_MAX_DSN_LENGTH + 1];
     wxChar DsDesc[255];
-    wxStringList strList;
+    wxSortedArrayString strArr;
 
     while (wxDbGetDataSource(wxGetApp().DbConnectInf->GetHenv(), Dsn,
                              SQL_MAX_DSN_LENGTH+1, DsDesc, 255))
-        strList.Add(Dsn);
-
-    strList.Sort();
-    strList.Add(wxT(""));
-
-    wxString current;
-    for (wxStringList::Node *node = strList.GetFirst(); node; node = node->GetNext() )
     {
-        current = node->GetData();
-        if(!current.IsEmpty())
-            pParamODBCSourceList->Append(current.c_str());
+        strArr.Add(Dsn);
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i=0; i < strArr.GetCount(); i++ )
+    {
+        pParamODBCSourceList->Append(strArr[i].c_str());
     }
 
 }  // CparameterDlg::FillDataSourceList()