[ic] Sorting with Item Options

Dan Browning interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com
Mon Aug 20 20:10:01 2001


At 11:31 AM 8/20/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Quoting Lewey Taylor (admin@triparish.net):
> >> Interchange 4.8.1 using GDBM
> >> Is there a way to sort options using the Item-Options
>tag.
> >> When entered into the UI options don't seem to be placed
>in
> >> the database any certain sort order.  But however they go
>in
> >> is how they are displayed when called w/ item-options.
>My
> >> options need to be displayed in certain order.  Where can
>I
> >> find more info on Item-Options tag.
>
>Quoting Mike Heins (mheins@redhat.com)
>
> >You can edit the options table and set the o_sort field,
>which
> >will control the sorting of the options.
>
>Mike I don't know how to use the o_sort field.  I cant find
>any documentation or archives on proper usage.  I tried
>several options in this field but can't get the items
>sorted.  I am using simple options if that matters.
>
>Thanks for your help

The new documentation might be of some help in the matter:

http://ic.redhat.com/cgi-bin/ic/dev-4.8/icfoundation_31.html

HAND,

Dan Browning, Cyclone Computer Systems, danpb@mail.com