Re: random sorting broken (was Re: Re[2]: php vs WebCatalog)
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 27218
interpreted = N
texte = Does this work in Web Catalog 2.0?>>[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]...¬>>(no record's field is equal to nada)>>>>But I find that I can force reload the page repeatedly (like 100 times>>over 5 different>>days) and only get one of>>2 greetings returned out of 12 possible. I NEVER get the other records>>returned - EVER!>>(not in weeks of testing.)>>That seems much more broken than simply not very random to me. You>>guys think my code>>is done correctly? How can I improve it while still using the random>>function?>>I put together a quick test page and database identical to yours. The only>difference is that I added the ALLHIT=1 parameter to the search. Although>this isn't really necessary in this instance, in general, you should add>it to searches like this. Remember, sorting only happens among results>with the SAME hitcount (the hitcount is what is use to determine the>automatic best result ranking for a given search).>>You can hit the test page and see the results for yourself at:>>http://search.smithmicro.com/random.tpl>>Note that the page does 1000 searches so it may take a few seconds to come up.>>John.>>---------------------------------> John A. Hill> Smith Micro Software> Internet Solutions Division>eCommerce / Consulting / Hosting> http://www.smithmicro.com>(formerly Pacific Coast Software)>>------------------------------------------------------------->Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.>To end your Mail problems go to
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Does this work in Web Catalog 2.0?>>[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]...¬>>(no record's field is equal to nada)>>>>But I find that I can force reload the page repeatedly (like 100 times>>over 5 different>>days) and only get one of>>2 greetings returned out of 12 possible. I NEVER get the other records>>returned - EVER!>>(not in weeks of testing.)>>That seems much more broken than simply not very random to me. You>>guys think my code>>is done correctly? How can I improve it while still using the random>>function?>>I put together a quick test page and database identical to yours. The only>difference is that I added the ALLHIT=1 parameter to the search. Although>this isn't really necessary in this instance, in general, you should add>it to searches like this. Remember, sorting only happens among results>with the SAME hitcount (the hitcount is what is use to determine the>automatic best result ranking for a given search).>>You can hit the test page and see the results for yourself at:>>http://search.smithmicro.com/random.tpl>>Note that the page does 1000 searches so it may take a few seconds to come up.>>John.>>---------------------------------> John A. Hill> Smith Micro Software> Internet Solutions Division>eCommerce / Consulting / Hosting> http://www.smithmicro.com>(formerly Pacific Coast Software)>>------------------------------------------------------------->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>Christopher FeyrerSystem AdministratorFoodSpot.comchris@foodspot.com-------------------PGP 6.x key available.-------------------------------------------------------------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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