Re: ListFiles Sorting
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Yeah, that's why I was saying 'you're joking, right?' because I just recently had to write up an order archiver that had a sort feature and having sort= sure would have been nice. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kenneth Grome
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 3:01 PM Subject: Re: ListFiles Sorting > >You're joking right? There's not a sort= in ListFiles is there? > > No, there is not. > He was not making a joke, he was making a suggestion ... > > There is currently no way to sort the items retrieved in a listfiles > context, but of course it *makes sense* for us to have a way to sort > these items, just like it makes sense to be able to sort items in a > search. > > Currently the only way to sort listfiles items is to write them to a > temporary db, then search that db and sort the results by whichever > field we choose. But that's a waste of resources when the same task > *could be* performed without a search if listfiles offered optional > sorting capabilities. > > > ================================ > Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net > ================================ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://search.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://search.smithmicro.com/
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Yeah, that's why I was saying 'you're joking, right?' because I just recently had to write up an order archiver that had a sort feature and having sort= sure would have been nice. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kenneth Grome To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 3:01 PM Subject: Re: ListFiles Sorting > >You're joking right? There's not a sort= in ListFiles is there? > > No, there is not. > He was not making a joke, he was making a suggestion ... > > There is currently no way to sort the items retrieved in a listfiles > context, but of course it *makes sense* for us to have a way to sort > these items, just like it makes sense to be able to sort items in a > search. > > Currently the only way to sort listfiles items is to write them to a > temporary db, then search that db and sort the results by whichever > field we choose. But that's a waste of resources when the same task > *could be* performed without a search if listfiles offered optional > sorting capabilities. > > > ================================ > Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net > ================================ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://search.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://search.smithmicro.com/
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