Re: [mv] Result Page

[Ryan Hertz <rhertz@gyb.baits.com>]

At 11:15 AM 10/19/1999 , you wrote:
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>On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, you wrote:
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>>I'm attaching a copy of my results page.  The problem being, how would I
>>drop your code in to print the results horizontally?  
>
>the only way I can think to do this is to create a table, and then use the
>results loop ("[search-list]") to create as set of cells going horizontally
>across the page.
>
>The logic I use above has a serious flaw, though.  If you return more than
4 or
>5 results, you'll have an ugly page that ppl have to scroll over to see. 
>Customers aren't usually smart (at least mine aren't ;) enough to use
scrolling.
>
>My solution to this is to increase (or set) a value after X number of
>horizontal cells, and then put in a new data row ("<TR>")

Just thought I'd chime in and contribute some code for that:

<TABLE BORDER=2 CELLSPACING=3 CELLPADDING=3 COLS=10>
<TR>
   [loop arg=[item-field color]]
	<TD align=center>
<A HREF="[area [loop-code]]"><IMG SRC="/order/images/chart/[loop-code].jpg"
WIDTH="40" HEIGHT="46" BORDER="0" LOWSRC="/0.gif" ALT="[loop-field
description]"></A><BR>[loop-code]</TD>
   [calc] return '</TR><TR>' if '[loop-increment]' % 10 eq 0[/calc]
   [set colorcount][loop-increment][/set]
   [/loop]
</TR><CAPTION><B>[scratch colorcount] Available Colors:</B></CAPTION>
</TABLE>

The [calc] line is the magic one.  Mine is set for 10 columns.  Don't know
how effecient my counting code is, but it works - and it solved the eternal
question of 'how many darn colors you got?'

>
>This idea may be hopelessly flawed, but it also might point you in the right
>direction or give you an idea.  Thus, I have posted it.
>
>>I'm using a
>>[search-region] [search-list] and these seem to do looping.  
>
>I don't know [search-region] but I can confirm that it is [search list] that
>does the looping.
>
>>It looks
>>like you're doing an in-page loop search.  Unless there's a way to pass
>>parameters to a results page.
>
>???
>
>>
>>--Brian
>>_________________________________________________________________________
>>Brian Wright                                   Aturna Communications Inc.
>>bdw@aturna.com                                          Internet Services
>>                                                WWW http://www.aturna.net
>>_________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>>
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