Re: Exclude by date - multiple
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 12030
interpreted = N
texte = >Can I nest the search in order to do multiple greater thans on the>same field (first search would be [date], second would be user-supplied??Yes, but you can also do a single search with multiple [founditems]contexts and [showif]'s to do the same thing. If you send a schematic ofwhat you're trying to do, we can try to help figure out a method that willwork for you ... :)>Is there a way to string together some math that would say something>like restrict my returns to only those records that have an ending date of>[date] or a user supplied date value - whichever is greater?You don't need any [math], just put this on the page that receives theinput date from your users:
... then put this on your results.tmpl page ...[searchdb=XXX.db&eqendingDatadata=[date]&grendingDatedata=[inputDate]&endingdatetype=date &inputDatetype=date][founditems][/founditems][/search]You'll have to fill in the rest yourself, but this will get you started ... :)Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutions
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>Can I nest the search in order to do multiple greater thans on the>same field (first search would be
[date], second would be user-supplied??Yes, but you can also do a single search with multiple
[founditems]contexts and
[showif]'s to do the same thing. If you send a schematic ofwhat you're trying to do, we can try to help figure out a method that willwork for you ... :)>Is there a way to string together some math that would say something>like restrict my returns to only those records that have an ending date of>
[date] or a user supplied date value - whichever is greater?You don't need any
[math], just put this on the page that receives theinput date from your users:
... then put this on your results.tmpl page ...[searchdb=XXX.db&eqendingDatadata=
[date]&grendingDatedata=[inputDate]&endingdatetype=date &inputDatetype=date]
[founditems][/founditems][/search]You'll have to fill in the rest yourself, but this will get you started ... :)Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutions
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