Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random??
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = 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]-JohnJesse 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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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]-JohnJesse 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
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