Re: Request for improvement...

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 44515
interpreted = N
texte = You can define that field as a GROUPfieldIe group1field=first_field&group1type=date etc...Works great.. - has for a long time...On 10/29/02 5:05 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote:> It would be nice if we could define a field as a DATE field for > sorting purposes only -- while also searching the same field with a > bw comparison operator -- yet this is impossible in all current and > previous versions of webdna. > > All I want is to store my dates in MM/DD/YYYY format, then I want to > search with the bw operator so I can retrieve only certain months > of records, and I want my results sorted as dates -- not as text. > > Why can't webdna handle this simple task? > > As soon as I use the fieldType=DATE parameter, I can no longer do a > bw comparison on the same field. I guess I do not understand why > a SORT parameter has to limit the types of comparisons we can do in > the SEARCH ... > > Is there anything that can be done to eliminate this problem? > > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > Jay Van Vark 'Guiding Positive Change in High-Tech Companies' one box voicemail (866) 248-7670 x 6471 efax (801) 659-7952-- Great tool for advertising bid optimization, check out: http://www.Promote4Less.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: Request for improvement... (Stuart Tremain 2002)
  2. Re: Request for improvement... (Kenneth Grome 2002)
  3. Re: Request for improvement... (Jay Van Vark 2002)
  4. Request for improvement... (Kenneth Grome 2002)
You can define that field as a GROUPfieldIe group1field=first_field&group1type=date etc...Works great.. - has for a long time...On 10/29/02 5:05 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote:> It would be nice if we could define a field as a DATE field for > sorting purposes only -- while also searching the same field with a > bw comparison operator -- yet this is impossible in all current and > previous versions of webdna. > > All I want is to store my dates in MM/DD/YYYY format, then I want to > search with the bw operator so I can retrieve only certain months > of records, and I want my results sorted as dates -- not as text. > > Why can't webdna handle this simple task? > > As soon as I use the fieldType=DATE parameter, I can no longer do a > bw comparison on the same field. I guess I do not understand why > a SORT parameter has to limit the types of comparisons we can do in > the SEARCH ... > > Is there anything that can be done to eliminate this problem? > > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > Jay Van Vark 'Guiding Positive Change in High-Tech Companies' one box voicemail (866) 248-7670 x 6471 efax (801) 659-7952-- Great tool for advertising bid optimization, check out: http://www.Promote4Less.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/ Jay Van Vark

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