Re: Problem with shownext

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 53011
interpreted = N
texte = I suppose you could always have a link after the 'cropped' shownexts which instigated a new search that excluded the first 500 records... Tim > From: Kenneth Grome > Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) > Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:55:41 +0800 > To: (WebDNA Talk) > Subject: Problem with shownext > > Here's a problem I recently discovered when using a template on my > development box which has a MaxFound preference value of 5000 ... and > the same template on a live server that only has a MaxFound > preference of 500: > > All the shownext links are displayed properly on my development box > when the db has 1400 records in it, which means I can click thru and > display all 1400 records by viewing a smaller group on every page. > > But when the same template is used on the live server, all the > shownext links above 500 are not shown, which makes it IMPOSSIBLE to > page thru all 1400 records. Instead, the only visible shownext links > are the ones that will display the first 500 found items. > > Apparently the display of the shownext links is dependent upon the > MaxFound preference value. This is a BAD THING! > > It's fine for webdna to have a limit of 500 items per page, but why > can't it *also* display all the shownext links for all 1400 records > -- so I can click thru them and display all 1400 found records in > smaller groups of up to 50 or 100 or even 500? > > Question: > > Is there any way that I can get all the shownext links to display > properly on the live server without changing the MaxFound pref on the > live server? Or is the only way to fix this by changing the MaxFound > pref on the live server? > > By the way, I believe that SMSI should think about unbundling the > shownext capabilities from the MaxFound preference. It's fine to > make a preference that limits the number of items to be displayed per > page, but NOT when it also eliminates the ability to display links to > all the all the found items ... :( > -- > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Problem with shownext ( Jesse Williams-Proudman 2003)
  2. Re: Problem with shownext ( Kenneth Grome 2003)
  3. Re: Problem with shownext ( Donovan 2003)
  4. Re: Problem with shownext ( Kenneth Grome 2003)
  5. Re: Problem with shownext ( John Peacock 2003)
  6. Re: Problem with shownext ( Donovan 2003)
  7. Re: Problem with shownext ( Tim Robinson 2003)
  8. Problem with shownext ( Kenneth Grome 2003)
I suppose you could always have a link after the 'cropped' shownexts which instigated a new search that excluded the first 500 records... Tim > From: Kenneth Grome > Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) > Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:55:41 +0800 > To: (WebDNA Talk) > Subject: Problem with shownext > > Here's a problem I recently discovered when using a template on my > development box which has a MaxFound preference value of 5000 ... and > the same template on a live server that only has a MaxFound > preference of 500: > > All the shownext links are displayed properly on my development box > when the db has 1400 records in it, which means I can click thru and > display all 1400 records by viewing a smaller group on every page. > > But when the same template is used on the live server, all the > shownext links above 500 are not shown, which makes it IMPOSSIBLE to > page thru all 1400 records. Instead, the only visible shownext links > are the ones that will display the first 500 found items. > > Apparently the display of the shownext links is dependent upon the > MaxFound preference value. This is a BAD THING! > > It's fine for webdna to have a limit of 500 items per page, but why > can't it *also* display all the shownext links for all 1400 records > -- so I can click thru them and display all 1400 found records in > smaller groups of up to 50 or 100 or even 500? > > Question: > > Is there any way that I can get all the shownext links to display > properly on the live server without changing the MaxFound pref on the > live server? Or is the only way to fix this by changing the MaxFound > pref on the live server? > > By the way, I believe that SMSI should think about unbundling the > shownext capabilities from the MaxFound preference. It's fine to > make a preference that limits the number of items to be displayed per > page, but NOT when it also eliminates the ability to display links to > all the all the found items ... :( > -- > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Tim Robinson

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