Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random??

This WebDNA talk-list message is from

2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 26387
interpreted = N
texte = >I have template with this- > >[Search db=Greetings.db&negreetingdata=nada&greetingsort=1&greetingsdir=ra&max=1] > [FoundItems][interpret][greeting][/interpret][/FoundItems][/Search] > >where the Greeting.db has only one field (named greeting) with records like- >hello [username]...¬ > > >But I find that I can force reload the page repeatedly (like 20 times) and only get one of >2 greetings returned out of 12 possible. That doesn't seem very random to me. I have >tried this a few times on different days and I always get the same 2 greetings. Even if I >flush webcat's and my browsers cache, the same thing happens. Any ideas why the >&greetingsdir=ra >doesn't sort more randomly?Many webcat bugs are still being ignored, as they have been for years. It's time to face the fact that PCS will never fix these bugs ... no matter what claims they might make to the contrary. All PCS does these days (when they are not ignoring us) is talk -- and talk is cheap. Their performance tells the real story here. They are no longer committed to fixing their long-standing bugs. >How to make it more random?Why don't you make it sequential instead of random? Then you can forget about using the random parameter which obviously doesn't work, and use your own code to sequence thru all the items in the db one at a time.================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
>I have template with this- > >[Search db=Greetings.db&negreetingdata=nada&greetingsort=1&greetingsdir=ra&max=1] > [founditems][interpret][greeting][/interpret][/FoundItems][/Search] > >where the Greeting.db has only one field (named greeting) with records like- >hello [username]...¬ > > >But I find that I can force reload the page repeatedly (like 20 times) and only get one of >2 greetings returned out of 12 possible. That doesn't seem very random to me. I have >tried this a few times on different days and I always get the same 2 greetings. Even if I >flush webcat's and my browsers cache, the same thing happens. Any ideas why the >&greetingsdir=ra >doesn't sort more randomly?Many webcat bugs are still being ignored, as they have been for years. It's time to face the fact that PCS will never fix these bugs ... no matter what claims they might make to the contrary. All PCS does these days (when they are not ignoring us) is talk -- and talk is cheap. Their performance tells the real story here. They are no longer committed to fixing their long-standing bugs. >How to make it more random?Why don't you make it sequential instead of random? Then you can forget about using the random parameter which obviously doesn't work, and use your own code to sequence thru all the items in the db one at a time.================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Kenneth Grome

DOWNLOAD WEBDNA NOW!

Top Articles:

Talk List

The WebDNA community talk-list is the best place to get some help: several hundred extremely proficient programmers with an excellent knowledge of WebDNA and an excellent spirit will deliver all the tips and tricks you can imagine...

Related Readings:

[cart] clarification... (1997) PSC recommends what date format yr 2000??? (1997) protect tag on NT IIS (1997) Summary layout (1997) [WebDNA] Open Source CMS (2012) SMSI (Scott) clues?? (2005) This message couldn't reach the list! (multi-column (1998) WC2b15 File Corruption (1997) [WebDNA] Not even sure what to ask for help on. . . :( (2008) Typhoon Rev. and PCS store problems (1999) Speed/performance issues using .hdr (1997) remotely add + sign (1997) Images in the page without using separate image files ... (2003) shownext (1997) Security Question (1997) Almost a there but..bye bye NetCloak (1997) taxrate (1999) [Announce] Newest Commerce Site based on WebCatalog (1997) Country & Ship-to address & other fields ? (1997) Harvesting invalid email addresses from bounced emails??? (2000)