Re: Reindexing a db with duplicate numbers...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 25509
interpreted = N
texte = >Here's the situation: > >I [append] all my orders to an orders.db. Each order is supposed to have a >unique ordernumber, which is appended to orders.db as field ordernum. > >Due to a bug in one of my templates, some of these orders now have duplicate >ordernumbers. I thought I'd correct this with something like the following >code in a template: > > >[search db=orders.db&neordernumdata=[blank]&asmoddatesort=1&asmodtimesort=2] >[founditems] >[replace db=orders.db&eqordernumdata=[ordernum]]ordernum=[index][/replace] >[/founditems] >[/search] > > >Of course, that doesn't work. Anyone have a suggestion as to what search >criteria I can put in the [replace] to make this work? All I want to do is >sequentially renumber all the records in this db...Import it into Panorama, click the 'ordernum' field, choose 'Sequence' from the 'Math' menu, enter 1 1 which will create a sequence starting at one and incrementing by one, click the OK button, then export the results as a tab delimited text file and you're done.================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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>Here's the situation: > >I [append] all my orders to an orders.db. Each order is supposed to have a >unique ordernumber, which is appended to orders.db as field ordernum. > >Due to a bug in one of my templates, some of these orders now have duplicate >ordernumbers. I thought I'd correct this with something like the following >code in a template: > > >[search db=orders.db&neordernumdata=[blank]&asmoddatesort=1&asmodtimesort=2] >[founditems] >[replace db=orders.db&eqordernumdata=[ordernum]]ordernum=[index][/replace] >[/founditems] >[/search] > > >Of course, that doesn't work. Anyone have a suggestion as to what search >criteria I can put in the [replace] to make this work? All I want to do is >sequentially renumber all the records in this db...Import it into Panorama, click the 'ordernum' field, choose 'Sequence' from the 'Math' menu, enter 1 1 which will create a sequence starting at one and incrementing by one, click the OK button, then export the results as a tab delimited text file and you're done.================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .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
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