Re: Shownext problems
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 23612
interpreted = N
texte = >>>Also, I do not see that the max preference setting has any effect when >>>displaying a search. Should I use max=[max] if I want the default >>>preference setting used? >> >>It seems to be correctly setting the maximum 'chunk size' of the ShowNext >>section, even in your example posting. > >I am referring to the max setting in the admin preferences. It seems I have >to explicitly set max at some value in my search, so, what does the admin >preference setting do?It stops the search when it finds as many matching records as the pref value -- so in case there's a million matching records, it doesn't waste time retrieving them all -- thus it speeds up the search.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Consultant
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>>>Also, I do not see that the max preference setting has any effect when >>>displaying a search. Should I use max=[max] if I want the default >>>preference setting used? >> >>It seems to be correctly setting the maximum 'chunk size' of the ShowNext >>section, even in your example posting. > >I am referring to the max setting in the admin preferences. It seems I have >to explicitly set max at some value in my search, so, what does the admin >preference setting do?It stops the search when it finds as many matching records as the pref value -- so in case there's a million matching records, it doesn't waste time retrieving them all -- thus it speeds up the search.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Consultant
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