[ic] can't make the inactive/HIDE_FIELD work with 4.9.6
Mike Heins
interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Sun Apr 13 15:45:01 2003
Quoting NOW Website Coordinator (webperson@now.org):
> I've read the mailing list and WHATSNEW, but I can't seem to make the
> inactive field work properly in 4.9.6 (trying to upgrade from 4.8.6)
>
> I've added these lines to catalog.cfg:
>
> Database products products.txt TAB
> Database products HIDE_FIELD inactive
> Database products COLUMN_DEF "inactive=int default 0"
>
> I'm using the default database type, although I don't see a way to design
> it to be an integer type field-- I assume that's for other database
> types. Are there other configurations I'm missing? Or does it need to be
> an SQL database?
>
> It says it should work via search and NOT query. I'm testing it with the
> search box and advanced search and a record I've marked still shows up. By
> the way, what exactly does it mean not to work with "query"?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Here is what it says in WHATSNEW:
>
>
>
> * Add new HIDE_FIELD capability to DbSearch. It provides automatic
> hiding of records accessed via search (and NOT query).
Are you sure you have st=db in there somewhere?
WRT query, it means SQL queries.
Interchange really should not be run on the default DB in this day
and age, by the way. High-quality SQL databases are available for
free.
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Mike Heins
Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting http://www.perusion.com/
phone +1.513.523.7621 <mike@perusion.com>
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