Re: Problem with shownext
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 53014
interpreted = N
texte = >Kenneth Grome wrote: >[snip] > >Ken the limit is not a shownext limit. It is a [search] limit. >I'm suprised in all the years you have been coding that you have >not seen this before. I assume you do not have the ability to >change the pref. This is what that pref is there for. It is an >admin's way of protecting from large searches. I've owned and managed my own server for so many years (until recently) that it has never been an issue until now. I know it's always been this way, but that doesn't mean it's the right way to do it ... If it were done correctly the MaxFound preference would limit the number of records displayed on any single page, but it would not limit the shownext links -- which means you could actually page thru all the records that match your search, instead of only getting to see the first 500 items. If the MaxFound pref is supposed to limit the number of records displayed on a single page, I think that's all it should really do. The shownext links could be limited by a separate "MaxShowNext" preference if it ever became necessary to limit the number of shownext links. -- 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
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>Kenneth Grome wrote: >[snip] > >Ken the limit is not a shownext limit. It is a [search] limit. >I'm suprised in all the years you have been coding that you have >not seen this before. I assume you do not have the ability to >change the pref. This is what that pref is there for. It is an >admin's way of protecting from large searches. I've owned and managed my own server for so many years (until recently) that it has never been an issue until now. I know it's always been this way, but that doesn't mean it's the right way to do it ... If it were done correctly the MaxFound preference would limit the number of records displayed on any single page, but it would not limit the shownext links -- which means you could actually page thru all the records that match your search, instead of only getting to see the first 500 items. If the MaxFound pref is supposed to limit the number of records displayed on a single page, I think that's all it should really do. The shownext links could be limited by a separate "MaxShowNext" preference if it ever became necessary to limit the number of shownext links. -- 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/
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