Re: ars_GetListEntry

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

hashes don't retain order, you'll have to do @entries = ars_GetListEntry
and look at every even index to get the entry ids

> 
> I would like to sort on an integer field and I use the following piece of code
> in my cgi script:
> 
> $counter= ars_GetFieldByName($ctrl, $schema, "Total Log Count");
>     if(!defined $counter){
>         &error_routine("Unable to retrieve field id for Total Log Count:\
>                         $ars_errstr");
>     }
>     %entries = ars_GetListEntry($ctrl, $schema, $qual, 0, $counter, 2);
> 
> But when I print out the results the entries aren't in sorted order - why would
> that occur???
> 
> Thanks alot.
> 
> Miriam
> 
> 
> On Dec 24,  2:57pm, Jeff Murphy wrote:
> > Subject: Re: ars_GetListEntry
> >
> > GetListEntry is the only function that sorting really
> > applies to. to specify a "sort within a sort" simply add the
> > additional sort critirea to the end of the command:
> >
> > %foo = getlistentry(...., $fieldId1, 1); # sort ascending on fieldId1
> >
> > %foo = getlistentry(...., $fieldId1, 1, $fieldId2, 2);
> > 	# sort ascending on fieldId1 and then descending on fieldId2
> >
> >
> >
> > Miriam Yaged insists:
> > >
> > >Using this function (or any other function) - is it possible to specify a
> sort
> > >within a sort?
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >--
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> >
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> 
>