Re[2]: Balancing randomness
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 27960
interpreted = N
texte = At 12:44 PM 2/23/00, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote: >...>Unless WebCat does not chose records in the same natural order each time you >do the query (easy enough to check, do the search repeatedly without >performing >the update), the sequence will be the same each time, or at least >substantially >similar. There is nothing random about this sequence.My experience is that WebCat does not choose the records in the same natural order and so any two times through the whole set of records is likely to be in a different order.Again... I'm responding to the original problem where people complained that selecting records from a database based on sdir=ra was random, but was not equitable.___Joe____________________________________________________ Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.com WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century http://www.west21.com/ _________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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At 12:44 PM 2/23/00, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote: >...>Unless WebCat does not chose records in the same natural order each time you >do the query (easy enough to check, do the search repeatedly without >performing >the update), the sequence will be the same each time, or at least >substantially >similar. There is nothing random about this sequence.My experience is that WebCat does not choose the records in the same natural order and so any two times through the whole set of records is likely to be in a different order.Again... I'm responding to the original problem where people complained that selecting records from a database based on sdir=ra was random, but was not equitable.___Joe____________________________________________________ Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.com WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century http://www.west21.com/ _________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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