A count inside a layout?

[boller]

say i have several categories which are records in a category field

and they have a corresponding number, which is their amount

higher means more popular

well i was just wondering how i can make a layout include these fields, well sort of, i.e displays each category in order, so the most popular one is at the top, like a top 5. in descending order

however i need this page for other things, and for it to be like to the side of a form? so i have a main form in the centre, and at the side, a list of the most popular categories

and most popular items

i think i have done counts and fixed relationships of calculation 'x', in the correct place, but i cannot seem to get it to workk

Please help,

thanks mike

[Fitch]

Put a portal on the layout that's sorted by the number, descending. If that doesn't work, please be more specific about what's not working.