Re: Request for improvement...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 44530
interpreted = N
texte = Also like an 'EW' ends with :)On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 12:05 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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
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Also like an 'EW' ends with :)On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 12:05 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > > RegardsStuart Tremain idfk web developments 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia t +612 9908 2134 f +612 9908 4837------------------------------------------------------------- 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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