Re: Request for improvement...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 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 6471efax (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/
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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 6471efax (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/
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