Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 41093
interpreted = N
texte = FileMaker Pro has always had an 'omit' function on the search which finds your items, omits them from the found set, leaving you with the [notfound] records. It comes in more handy than you would imagine...Regards,TimOn Monday, 1 July 2002 4:44 PM, Kenneth Grome
wrote:>SMSI,>>I asked Grant this question privately -- because he's the one who >programmed most of the webdna code. But he never replied to my >direct email inquiry, so I'm asking you now ...>>How difficult would it be to create a [notfound] tag that's used >inside a search context -- to list all the records in the db that are >not found by the search?>>My desktop Panorama database has this feature built into it. It is >very useful, and I can imagine situations where it would be useful on >the web as well.>>Since webdna uses the index values to identify the founditems, it >seems like it could be coded to easily identify the records that are >notfound as well, then it could list those records in a [notfound] >context ... right?>>Then instead of only being able to see the matching records, we could >also see the records that do not match -- on the same page if >necessary. This would be great for debugging, but it would also be >useful when we need to see the non-matching records along with the >matching ones, for example to quickly see what's in the db that >doesn't match the search parameters.>>What do you think?>>>Sincerely,>Kenneth Grome>>------------------------------------------------------------->Kenneth Grome & Associates US-Asian Business Specialists>Philippine Business Office +63 (32) 255-6921>Primary Email Address owner@kengrome.com>Alternate Email Address kengrome@webdna.net>------------------------------------------------------------->>------------------------------------------------------------->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 >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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FileMaker Pro has always had an 'omit' function on the search which finds your items, omits them from the found set, leaving you with the [notfound] records. It comes in more handy than you would imagine...Regards,TimOn Monday, 1 July 2002 4:44 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote:>SMSI,>>I asked Grant this question privately -- because he's the one who >programmed most of the webdna code. But he never replied to my >direct email inquiry, so I'm asking you now ...>>How difficult would it be to create a [notfound] tag that's used >inside a search context -- to list all the records in the db that are >not found by the search?>>My desktop Panorama database has this feature built into it. It is >very useful, and I can imagine situations where it would be useful on >the web as well.>>Since webdna uses the index values to identify the founditems, it >seems like it could be coded to easily identify the records that are >notfound as well, then it could list those records in a [notfound] >context ... right?>>Then instead of only being able to see the matching records, we could >also see the records that do not match -- on the same page if >necessary. This would be great for debugging, but it would also be >useful when we need to see the non-matching records along with the >matching ones, for example to quickly see what's in the db that >doesn't match the search parameters.>>What do you think?>>>Sincerely,>Kenneth Grome>>------------------------------------------------------------->Kenneth Grome & Associates US-Asian Business Specialists>Philippine Business Office +63 (32) 255-6921>Primary Email Address owner@kengrome.com>Alternate Email Address kengrome@webdna.net>------------------------------------------------------------->>------------------------------------------------------------->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 >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/>-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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