Re: ShowNext and random sort
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20572
interpreted = N
texte = At 7:56 PM 10/20/98, PCS Technical Support wrote:>Yes, there is a special RandSeed parameter you can add to searches that>will cause random sorting to be consistent. Just add RandSeed=nnnn to your>search (and make sure it appears in the ShowNext links too). Pick any>number, but make sure it's the same in all cases.But if you specify a specific random seed in your template, doesn't thatmean that you would get *the same* sort results every time?o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+o----------- Digital Frontier --+o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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At 7:56 PM 10/20/98, PCS Technical Support wrote:>Yes, there is a special RandSeed parameter you can add to searches that>will cause random sorting to be consistent. Just add RandSeed=nnnn to your>search (and make sure it appears in the ShowNext links too). Pick any>number, but make sure it's the same in all cases.But if you specify a specific random seed in your template, doesn't thatmean that you would get *the same* sort results every time?o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+o----------- Digital Frontier --+o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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