Re: random sorting broken (was Re: Re[2]: php vs WebCatalog)

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2000


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 . > >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 Feyrer System Administrator FoodSpot.com chris@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 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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 Feyrer System Administrator FoodSpot.com chris@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 Christopher Feyrer

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