Re: Categorizing by data
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40037
interpreted = N
texte = Stephen Russo wrote: > > Yes, I know the sort, but what I want to do takes it to the next level. > I do not want to just sort all the manufacturers, I want it to read the > manufacturer's name > put it and then list all the desktops under that manufacturer under that > heading and continue for > all different manufacturers. Now, I want to be able to do this dynamically > so every time a new manufacturer > gets added it will appear as another header. > Sort by Manufacturer then desktop; the rest is [showif]'s. WebCat is not going to do this for you.Otherwise, you can do nested searches, but you will probably make yourself crazy if you are searching the same table. My table design would be to have one table of manufacturers and one of products. Outer search on manufacturers and inner on the products.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Stephen Russo wrote: > > Yes, I know the sort, but what I want to do takes it to the next level. > I do not want to just sort all the manufacturers, I want it to read the > manufacturer's name > put it and then list all the desktops under that manufacturer under that > heading and continue for > all different manufacturers. Now, I want to be able to do this dynamically > so every time a new manufacturer > gets added it will appear as another header. > Sort by Manufacturer then desktop; the rest is [showif]'s. WebCat is not going to do this for you.Otherwise, you can do nested searches, but you will probably make yourself crazy if you are searching the same table. My table design would be to have one table of manufacturers and one of products. Outer search on manufacturers and inner on the products.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- 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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