Re: listfiles sort?!

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 61563
interpreted = N
texte = We don't mess with the order. The WebDNA engine lists the files in the = order that the underlying file system hands them to us.=20 -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of kalin mintchev Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 03:02 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: listfiles sort?! > That is what led to the development of the [table] context for WebDNA = 5.0. > Using tables makes it very easy to sort the results fo a list files > context, > or any listing context, or whatever... i'm not arguing this. i agree and am thankful for the [table]. just wondering what the logic of the sorting in this case is. apparently is not file sizes either.... for example on any system that's NOT windows if you use the default = native display commands without explicitly specifying a sort option you get all the files in ascending alphabetical/numerical order. why mess with that and display a random ordering with [listfiles]? > > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > Gary Krockover > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 09:56 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: Re: listfiles sort?! > > > This has been a request forever and ever (in Webcat/WebDNA years). = The > ability to sort without resorting to a temp db using the same criteria > that > you can use for a search context would be great. > > At 07:11 PM 3/24/2005, you wrote: > > >>ok.. i'm doing this with temp.db but doesn't it make sense that the >> output >>of the listfiles should be at least alphabeticaly sorted? or = numerical? >>or anything but whatever... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > --=20 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: listfiles sort?! ( "Scott Anderson" 2005)
  2. Re: listfiles sort?! ( "kalin mintchev" 2005)
  3. Re: listfiles sort?! ( "Scott Anderson" 2005)
  4. Re: listfiles sort?! ( "kalin mintchev" 2005)
  5. Re: listfiles sort?! ( Gary Krockover 2005)
  6. Re: listfiles sort?! ( Jesse Proudman 2005)
  7. Re: listfiles sort?! ( Gary Krockover 2005)
  8. listfiles sort?! ( "kalin mintchev" 2005)
We don't mess with the order. The WebDNA engine lists the files in the = order that the underlying file system hands them to us.=20 -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of kalin mintchev Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 03:02 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: listfiles sort?! > That is what led to the development of the [table] context for WebDNA = 5.0. > Using tables makes it very easy to sort the results fo a list files > context, > or any listing context, or whatever... i'm not arguing this. i agree and am thankful for the [table]. just wondering what the logic of the sorting in this case is. apparently is not file sizes either.... for example on any system that's NOT windows if you use the default = native display commands without explicitly specifying a sort option you get all the files in ascending alphabetical/numerical order. why mess with that and display a random ordering with [listfiles]? > > -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > Gary Krockover > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 09:56 PM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: Re: listfiles sort?! > > > This has been a request forever and ever (in Webcat/WebDNA years). = The > ability to sort without resorting to a temp db using the same criteria > that > you can use for a search context would be great. > > At 07:11 PM 3/24/2005, you wrote: > > >>ok.. i'm doing this with temp.db but doesn't it make sense that the >> output >>of the listfiles should be at least alphabeticaly sorted? or = numerical? >>or anything but whatever... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > --=20 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ "Scott Anderson"

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