SUMM=T does not summarize by the sort parameters ...
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2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 46593
interpreted = N
texte = I never tried it before, but I thought summ=t extracted the first unique value in the summ field *after* the matching records had been retrieved and sorted, but it doesn't work that way ...Instead, it seems to extract the first unique value in the summ field before any sorting is performed -- as if I had used rank instead of sorting the results.I wanted to get the highest price in each category, so I did this:[search db=xxx.db&neskudatarq=[blank]&ascategorysort=1&depricesort=2&pricetype=num&categorysumm=t]... but it didn't work. It created a list of unique category records just fine, but the records it used to create that list were NOT the highest priced record in each category.:( 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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SUMM=T does not summarize by the sort parameters ... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
I never tried it before, but I thought summ=t extracted the first unique value in the summ field *after* the matching records had been retrieved and sorted, but it doesn't work that way ...Instead, it seems to extract the first unique value in the summ field before any sorting is performed -- as if I had used rank instead of sorting the results.I wanted to get the highest price in each category, so I did this:[search db=xxx.db&neskudatarq=[blank]&ascategorysort=1&depricesort=2&pricetype=num&categorysumm=t]... but it didn't work. It created a list of unique category records just fine, but the records it used to create that list were NOT the highest priced record in each category.:( 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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