Re: random random links

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 23336
interpreted = N
texte = >Hey here's something thats drive me nuts. > >I need to have a list of links in a frame on a page. >No big deal. > >But I need to have the links appear in a random order in a vertical column. > >So that most everytime someone comes to the page these links will appear in >a different order, givng everyone a chance to be towards the top of this >link list. > >Any ideas???? > >Can I load a random list out of a databse file? >Each time??? > >thanks. > >richard >richard@gravesource.comRichard-The answer to your question is in the WebCat documentation, I found a copy online at:http://www.smithmicro.com/WebDNAReference/SearchSorting.html Look under Sort Order and specifically, the fieldnamesdir=ra example. Josh Knauer http://www.knauer.com 412-420-6400 -phone 412-420-6404 -faxP60E7 A28B 91C0 E5D3 EC5C A53F DB28 B350 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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>Hey here's something thats drive me nuts. > >I need to have a list of links in a frame on a page. >No big deal. > >But I need to have the links appear in a random order in a vertical column. > >So that most everytime someone comes to the page these links will appear in >a different order, givng everyone a chance to be towards the top of this >link list. > >Any ideas???? > >Can I load a random list out of a databse file? >Each time??? > >thanks. > >richard >richard@gravesource.comRichard-The answer to your question is in the WebCat documentation, I found a copy online at:http://www.smithmicro.com/WebDNAReference/SearchSorting.html Look under Sort Order and specifically, the fieldnamesdir=ra example. Josh Knauer http://www.knauer.com 412-420-6400 -phone 412-420-6404 -faxP60E7 A28B 91C0 E5D3 EC5C A53F DB28 B350 Josh Knauer

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