Re: The Top Ten

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40496
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texte = try Allhit=1 in your search:http://webdnadocs.smithmicro.com/SearchSorting.htmlDonovanKevin Lippert wrote:> >From a database with a field of values, how do I find the ten greatest > values (i.e., the top ten). Simply adding a descending sort and max=10 in > the search command seems to return the first ten values that satisfy the > search criteria, not finding all the values, sorting them in descending > order, and then showing me only the top 10. > > I feel like I'm missing something obvious... I don't know the range of the > values, so I can't use any range comparison. > > Thickly, > > Kevin Lippert > NY, NY > > --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------<><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: The Top Ten (Joseph D'Andrea 2002)
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  3. The Top Ten ( Kevin Lippert 2002)
try Allhit=1 in your search:http://webdnadocs.smithmicro.com/SearchSorting.htmlDonovanKevin Lippert wrote:> >From a database with a field of values, how do I find the ten greatest > values (i.e., the top ten). Simply adding a descending sort and max=10 in > the search command seems to return the first ten values that satisfy the > search criteria, not finding all the values, sorting them in descending > order, and then showing me only the top 10. > > I feel like I'm missing something obvious... I don't know the range of the > values, so I can't use any range comparison. > > Thickly, > > Kevin Lippert > NY, NY > > --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------<><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Donovan

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