Re: How is it done?

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17583
interpreted = N
texte = >>Does using the rn parameter in a search like this require that we also >>put FieldNameType=num into the search parameters? > >Yes, ranges actually do work for numbers and dates (and text), but you have >to tell it what type they are, just as you would for sorting. For a text >range, E is in between C and K. rn searching does *NOT* work properly when you tell WebCat to do a numeric range search by adding fieldNameType=num to the search parameters.The only way I can get rn searching to work is to leave the fieldNameType=num parameter out, then it works okay -- provided the number of digits in the field is exactly the same in every record ...Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: How is it done? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  2. Re: How is it done? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  3. Re: How is it done? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  4. Re: How is it done? (Trevor Crist 1998)
  5. Re: How is it done? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  6. Re: How is it done? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  7. Re: How is it done? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  8. Re: How is it done? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  9. Re: How is it done? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  10. How is it done? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
>>Does using the rn parameter in a search like this require that we also >>put FieldNameType=num into the search parameters? > >Yes, ranges actually do work for numbers and dates (and text), but you have >to tell it what type they are, just as you would for sorting. For a text >range, E is in between C and K. rn searching does *NOT* work properly when you tell WebCat to do a numeric range search by adding fieldNameType=num to the search parameters.The only way I can get rn searching to work is to leave the fieldNameType=num parameter out, then it works okay -- provided the number of digits in the field is exactly the same in every record ...Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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