Re: [WebDNA] Searching Possible Bug
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2009
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 102994
interpreted = N
texte = Donovan Brooke wrote: > I think the online docs could be a bit clearer, there are a few > search params that are hard to find in there. We'll work on that. Include it in the table of possible sorting paramteres, not just as a note in the description. That should help a lot. Donovan Brooke wrote: > From the WebCat 2.1 docs: > > http://www.genericaddress.com/archive/webcatalog/webcatreference2/SearchSorting.html I suppose I owe SmithMicro an apology then. ;-) I still feel the AllHit isn't up to WebDNA's usual standards of clarity though. One problem is that the name of the parameter doesn't really explain what it actually does. More seriously: the whole concept seems counterintuitive. It would have been much better if best match sorting was disabled by default whenever other sorting parameters are specified. Or perhaps it should be allowed as a manually set parameter (&bestmatchsort=1, &bestmatchsearch=2 etc.) But I suppose it's a bit too late to make such a change in the WebDNA language by now. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://stores.ebay.com/Nordbergs-Music-Store?refid=store
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Donovan Brooke wrote: > I think the online docs could be a bit clearer, there are a few > search params that are hard to find in there. We'll work on that. Include it in the table of possible sorting paramteres, not just as a note in the description. That should help a lot. Donovan Brooke wrote: > From the WebCat 2.1 docs: > > http://www.genericaddress.com/archive/webcatalog/webcatreference2/SearchSorting.html I suppose I owe SmithMicro an apology then. ;-) I still feel the AllHit isn't up to WebDNA's usual standards of clarity though. One problem is that the name of the parameter doesn't really explain what it actually does. More seriously: the whole concept seems counterintuitive. It would have been much better if best match sorting was disabled by default whenever other sorting parameters are specified. Or perhaps it should be allowed as a manually set parameter (&bestmatchsort=1, &bestmatchsearch=2 etc.) But I suppose it's a bit too late to make such a change in the WebDNA language by now. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://stores.ebay.com/Nordbergs-Music-Store?refid=store
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