Re: group searching problem
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 42705
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texte = You're welcome. I reported this to SMSI once or twice already, but I guess they never got around to adding it to the docs -- or making the internal code better so it wouldn't be an issue in the first place. >Thank you SO much for letting me know about this. I had to re-write my code >so that the various search variables I was sending to the page were numbered >properly (using a [math] hack). The search now works beautifully! > >This is yet another reminder why we are slowly but surely switching >everything to mySQL and php. > > >-josh > > >On 8/19/02 12:00 AM, Kenneth Grome
wrote: > >>> I am having a problem with the following search: >>> >>> [search >>> >>>db=resources.db&group1fields=itemname&group1fields=desc&group1fields=ldesc&w >>> >>>agroup1datarq=energy&group4fields=itemname&group4fields=desc&group4fields=ld >>> esc&wngroup4datarq=western&bwzipdatarq=152&max=10] >>> >>> The problem is that the wngroup4datarq seems to be ignored. >> >> >> There is a *critical* requirement regarding the use of the group >> field technique which is never discussed in the docs. Only those who >> have run into this problem (like you) will ever wonder why it doesn't >> work the way the docs say it should: >> >> You MUST number your groups sequentially, beginning with 1. If you >> fail to do this, some of your group fields will be ignored. >> >> Webcat's internal code is very smart in some situations, but this is >> not one of them. Properly written documentation would (of course) >> help people like you from running into this problem ... >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Kenneth Grome >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center >> 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 >> Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net >> Philippines http://www.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/ >> > >Josh Knauer >Founder & CEO >Green Marketplace, Inc. > >josh@greenmarketplace.com >412-420-6400 x300 -phone >412-420-6404 -fax >AIM: envirolink ICQ#: 9800639 > >Visit http://www.greenmarketplace.com for products that meet the highest >social and environmental standards. > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/Sincerely, Kenneth Grome--------------------------------------------------- WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net Philippines http://www.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/
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You're welcome. I reported this to SMSI once or twice already, but I guess they never got around to adding it to the docs -- or making the internal code better so it wouldn't be an issue in the first place. >Thank you SO much for letting me know about this. I had to re-write my code >so that the various search variables I was sending to the page were numbered >properly (using a [math] hack). The search now works beautifully! > >This is yet another reminder why we are slowly but surely switching >everything to mySQL and php. > > >-josh > > >On 8/19/02 12:00 AM, Kenneth Grome wrote: > >>> I am having a problem with the following search: >>> >>> [search >>> >>>db=resources.db&group1fields=itemname&group1fields=desc&group1fields=ldesc&w >>> >>>agroup1datarq=energy&group4fields=itemname&group4fields=desc&group4fields=ld >>> esc&wngroup4datarq=western&bwzipdatarq=152&max=10] >>> >>> The problem is that the wngroup4datarq seems to be ignored. >> >> >> There is a *critical* requirement regarding the use of the group >> field technique which is never discussed in the docs. Only those who >> have run into this problem (like you) will ever wonder why it doesn't >> work the way the docs say it should: >> >> You MUST number your groups sequentially, beginning with 1. If you >> fail to do this, some of your group fields will be ignored. >> >> Webcat's internal code is very smart in some situations, but this is >> not one of them. Properly written documentation would (of course) >> help people like you from running into this problem ... >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Kenneth Grome >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center >> 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 >> Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net >> Philippines http://www.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/ >> > >Josh Knauer >Founder & CEO >Green Marketplace, Inc. > >josh@greenmarketplace.com >412-420-6400 x300 -phone >412-420-6404 -fax >AIM: envirolink ICQ#: 9800639 > >Visit http://www.greenmarketplace.com for products that meet the highest >social and environmental standards. > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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/Sincerely, Kenneth Grome--------------------------------------------------- WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net Philippines http://www.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/
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