Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random??
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
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texte = Hold on - Lemme dig it up. Jesse Proudman - NineWire Productions http://www.ninewire.com <-> jesse@ninewire.com Innovative and Creative Web Design and Hosting> -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On > Behalf Of John Butler > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 1:29 PM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random?? > > > can I have your code? Did you do anything different than I did? > > [Search > db=Greetings.db&negreetingdata=nada&greetingsort=1&greetingsdir=ra&max=1] > [FoundItems][interpret][greeting][/interpret][/FoundItems][/Search] > > -John > > Jesse Williams Proudman wrote: > > > It works for me. > > > > Goto http://www.etdconsortium.com/members.tpl > > > > Those are all taken out of database randomly. . . does the > trick for me . . > > . > > > > Jesse Proudman - NineWire Productions > > http://www.ninewire.com <-> jesse@ninewire.com > > Innovative and Creative Web Design and Hosting > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: WebCatalog Talk > [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On > > > Behalf Of John Butler > > > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 12:49 PM > > > To: WebCatalog Talk > > > Subject: Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random?? > > > > > > > > > Ken, > > > > > > do you KNOW for sure that the random parameter does not work? I > > > mean it doesn't seem to work for me, but maybe I have done > > > something wrong...? Had you previously found the random param to > > > not work for you? > > > > > > We hope you are not right about PCS/SM, but one thing for sure, I > > > have learned that communication stops when the feeling level has > > > been damaged. Whatever are the intentions of PCS/SM, we will > > > only lessen the support if we bad mouth them. I am not > > > addressing their level of support here... just our method of > > > drawing the best we can get - whatever it is that we have to > work with. > > > > > > -John > > > > > > Kenneth Grome wrote: > > > > > > > >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
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Hold on - Lemme dig it up. Jesse Proudman - NineWire Productions http://www.ninewire.com <-> jesse@ninewire.com Innovative and Creative Web Design and Hosting> -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On > Behalf Of John Butler > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 1:29 PM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random?? > > > can I have your code? Did you do anything different than I did? > > [Search > db=Greetings.db&negreetingdata=nada&greetingsort=1&greetingsdir=ra&max=1] > [founditems][interpret][greeting][/interpret][/FoundItems][/Search] > > -John > > Jesse Williams Proudman wrote: > > > It works for me. > > > > Goto http://www.etdconsortium.com/members.tpl > > > > Those are all taken out of database randomly. . . does the > trick for me . . > > . > > > > Jesse Proudman - NineWire Productions > > http://www.ninewire.com <-> jesse@ninewire.com > > Innovative and Creative Web Design and Hosting > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: WebCatalog Talk > [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On > > > Behalf Of John Butler > > > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 12:49 PM > > > To: WebCatalog Talk > > > Subject: Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random?? > > > > > > > > > Ken, > > > > > > do you KNOW for sure that the random parameter does not work? I > > > mean it doesn't seem to work for me, but maybe I have done > > > something wrong...? Had you previously found the random param to > > > not work for you? > > > > > > We hope you are not right about PCS/SM, but one thing for sure, I > > > have learned that communication stops when the feeling level has > > > been damaged. Whatever are the intentions of PCS/SM, we will > > > only lessen the support if we bad mouth them. I am not > > > addressing their level of support here... just our method of > > > drawing the best we can get - whatever it is that we have to > work with. > > > > > > -John > > > > > > Kenneth Grome wrote: > > > > > > > >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 > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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