Re: Does ars_GetListEntry supports sorting...

[Joel M. <jm...@ca...>]

> Hi Joel,
> 
> We're building some application which use your ARSperl interface,
> a wonderful perl interface to Remedy.  I run into a need of trying
> to sort the entry coming back from ARSGetEntry.  I notice that 
> ARSGetListEntry API do support sorting but the perl interface 
> ars_GetListEntry does not.  I wonder whether this capability has
> already incorporated to your perl extension before I go and try
> to modify the code
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> 	Wing Choy
> 	AT&T
> 	wh...@mi...

ars_GetListEntry(ctrl,schema,qualifier,maxRetrieve,...)

you can get sorting with ars_GetListEntry by specifying the fields to
sort on after maxRetrieve and the sort order after each field.

the sort orders in ar.h are 1 for ascending and 2 for descending.  I
really should add ascending and descending constants to the package.
I've just never actually used this feature.

for example, you could do:

$all = ars_LoadQualifier($c,"User","1=1");
$login_name = ars_GetFieldByName($c,"User","Login Name");
@a = ars_GetListEntry($c, "User", $all, 0, $login_name, 1);

to get a list of all users, sorted based on Login Name.

-joel