[ic] area.txt sort not working in scan results???

Sun Dec 8 11:39:00 2002

At 08:07 PM 12/7/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>I'm trying to sort results in the scan area for
>searching for products and the sort function that is
>in area.txt and products.txt doesn't seem to apply to
>this.  It works properly using the category_vertical
>component, and I have tested that to make sure but
>when I use a link like this -
>scan/sf=category/se=searchphrase/tf=prod_group,category
>- it simply gets sorted in alpha order.

That's because category_vertical does not sort by the 'name' column of the 
cat or area tables, but rather by a numeric field - I believe it is called 
'sort_order', check your table info the UI to confirm. This is the field 
that controls the order of the areas and categories on-screen.

- Ed L.

>Is there a way to either modify the link so it sorts
>in the order used in area.txt sort field or is this is
>a bug in the system (and if so does someone please
>have a fix for that)?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>JP
>
>
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