Re: [mv] Problem with Arbitrary database

["Ashimava Bhowmick" <ashimava@hotmail.com>]

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Hi Bj,
Thanks a lot -- you just saved my life!!!!!!
Thanks again
Ashimava


>From: bjordan@sover.net (bob jordan)
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>Subject: Re: [mv] Problem with Arbitrary database
>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 09:16:14 -0500
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>On Nov 1,  1:21pm, Ashimava Bhowmick wrote:
> > Subject: [mv] Problem with Arbitrary database
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> >
> > Since I didn't hear from anyone -- I guess my problem is too simple to 
>be
> > paid heed to -- but then, I'm stuck on this.. Someone please please 
>please
> > -- help me out.
> >
> > I have an arbitrary database group.asc
> > group.asc has fields grp, category .. it goes like
> >
> > grp category
> > electronics soundsystem
> > electronics TV
> > electronics camera
> > ....
>
>Unless specified otherwise, the first field (column) must be a unique key.
>If you have multiple instances of the same key, the last value defined is 
>the
>value used - in your case, camera.
>
>Either add a key field (code as in products.asc) or reverse your fields
>since category appears to be unique.  Either of these would work with your
>existing searchspec:
>
>code grp         category
>1    electronics soundsystem
>2    electronics TV
>3    electronics camera
>
>or
>
>category    grp
>soundsystem electronics
>TV          electronics
>camera      electronics
>
>
>- bj
> >
> > the catalog.cfg has an entry
> > Database group group.asc TAB
> >
> > my search goes like
> > [area scan
> > 	 fi=group.asc
> > 	 sf=grp
> > 	 se=electronics
> >          sp=results2
> > 	 ]"
> >
> > and the results2 page has
> > [search-list]
> > <B>[item-increment].</B>
> > [item-data group category]<BR>
> >
> > [/search-list]
> >
> > But My output comes as
> > 1.camera
> > 2.camera
> > 3.camera
> >
> > Instead of
> > 1.soundsystem
> > 2.TV
> > 3.camera
> >
> > I've even tried using
> > [search-list]
> > <B>[item-increment].</B>
> > [data group category electronics]<BR>
> > [/search-list]
> >
> > but that too shows the same results. I'll really appreciate if
> > someone helped me out with this
> > thanks
> > Ashimava
> >
> > Minivend version that I use is 3.14..
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