Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context?

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2002


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texte = Please do it !!! -- Stuart Tremain idfk web developments - AustraliaOn Tuesday, 2 July 2002, Scott Anderson wrote: >This would be fairly easy to implement. But it should probably be qualified >by a new [search] parameter....[Search db=......&Unmatched=T] then instead >of a new [NotFound] context, just use the existing [FoundItems] context to >display the 'UnMatched' records. This way, other search attributes and >aggregates could still be applied. > >Thanks for the suggestion. > >Anyone else who is interested in this feature, please 'speak >up'. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: WebCatalog Talk >> [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf >> Of Kenneth Grome >> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 11:44 PM >> To: WebCatalog Talk >> Subject: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? >> >> >> 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/ >------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Donovan 2002)
  2. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Kenneth Grome 2002)
  3. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Aaron Lynch 2002)
  4. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Stuart Tremain 2002)
  5. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Alex McCombie 2002)
  6. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Scott Anderson 2002)
  7. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (John Peacock 2002)
  8. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Gary Krockover 2002)
  9. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Clayton Randall 2002)
  10. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Larry Goodhew 2002)
  11. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Scott Anderson 2002)
  12. Re: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Tim Robinson 2002)
  13. SMSI -- a [notfound] context? (Kenneth Grome 2002)
Please do it !!! -- Stuart Tremain idfk web developments - AustraliaOn Tuesday, 2 July 2002, Scott Anderson wrote: >This would be fairly easy to implement. But it should probably be qualified >by a new [search] parameter....[Search db=......&Unmatched=T] then instead >of a new [NotFound] context, just use the existing [founditems] context to >display the 'UnMatched' records. This way, other search attributes and >aggregates could still be applied. > >Thanks for the suggestion. > >Anyone else who is interested in this feature, please 'speak >up'. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: WebCatalog Talk >> [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf >> Of Kenneth Grome >> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 11:44 PM >> To: WebCatalog Talk >> Subject: SMSI -- a [notfound] context? >> >> >> 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/ >------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Stuart Tremain

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