Re: rn doesn't work on date fields

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17444
interpreted = N
texte = >>Range searching does NOT work on date fields, it always give the wrong >>results. I had to change my code to use pairs of gr and ls parameters >>(on group fields) instead of using rn, because rn just doesn't work ... > >Maybe a search for date range at search.smithmicro.com will turn up >some helpful hints. Well, in fact my archive search *DID* turn up some helpful hints -- and one of those hints was a very thoughtful suggestion from Gary Richter to put this information into the docs so others could benefit from it:>It appears the smaller number must be in front and the larger >number in the back, no matter what the sort order. > >Maybe a note in the online docs for others to see.But this information never made it into the HTML docs, even though there's been at least one or maybe two doc revisions during the 4.5 months since Gary posted his request. So ... since I could not find it in the docs, I posted my request to this list.Please let me know when this range searching information, and the new rule about not using [delete] or [replace] inside looping contexts, and any other critical but as-yet undocumented information makes it into the next revision of the HTML docs, so I can start relying on that resource again.Thanks! :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: rn doesn't work on date fields (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  2. Re: rn doesn't work on date fields (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  3. rn doesn't work on date fields (Kenneth Grome 1998)
>>Range searching does NOT work on date fields, it always give the wrong >>results. I had to change my code to use pairs of gr and ls parameters >>(on group fields) instead of using rn, because rn just doesn't work ... > >Maybe a search for date range at search.smithmicro.com will turn up >some helpful hints. Well, in fact my archive search *DID* turn up some helpful hints -- and one of those hints was a very thoughtful suggestion from Gary Richter to put this information into the docs so others could benefit from it:>It appears the smaller number must be in front and the larger >number in the back, no matter what the sort order. > >Maybe a note in the online docs for others to see.But this information never made it into the HTML docs, even though there's been at least one or maybe two doc revisions during the 4.5 months since Gary posted his request. So ... since I could not find it in the docs, I posted my request to this list.Please let me know when this range searching information, and the new rule about not using [delete] or [replace] inside looping contexts, and any other critical but as-yet undocumented information makes it into the next revision of the HTML docs, so I can start relying on that resource again.Thanks! :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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