RE: [ic] more-list by criteria aka Group By

["Gert van der Spoel" <suppressed>]

> suppressed wrote:
> >> Hello
> >>
> >> I am wondering if it's possible to alter the more-list internals to
> >> account for results based on criteria and yes - I know this sounds
> >> like a house of cards.
> >>
> >> Basically, I am using [prefix onchange] to reduce the actual amount
> >> of products displayed in the resultset, so the more-list might say
> >> "results 1-7 of 52" but there may only be 3 items showing. I was
> >> hoping it would not be too much a hit to have an addition where you
> >> could set a more-lists pseudo "group by" setting ala:
> >>
> >> ml=12
> >> more=1
> >> more_unique=sku
> >>
> [snip]
> >
> > With Interchange everything is possible :)  I've read the above a
> > couple of times and I am perhaps missing enough context to be able to
> > understand what it is you're looking for. So can't really be
> > providing with any ideas or solutions for this one. Hopefully someone
> > else has a better understanding of what you're after.
> >
> 
> Sorry, my Japanese is a bit rusty 8-)
> 
> ml=12
> more=1
> more_filter=UNIQUE(sku)
> 
> This would tell the more list code to only consider unique sku's as
> "result
> counts", but still passing all results (non unique too) to the
> [list][/list]. I mentioned this would be a house of cards because one
> could
> easily get unexpected results if the [list][/list] was not properly
> conditioned.
> 
> Basically, on a LEFT JOIN style query one might only want to count (in
> the
> more-list) unique hits from only one of the tables.
> 
> If anyone does not have any epiphanies I think I will end up going back
> to
> the basic results list with all the purchase options on the flypage
> because
> I think I am confused now too.
> 
> You know, I don't think this is going to work. My matchlimit might end
> in
> the middle of a sku's "result set" and not show all the products for a
> particular sku.
> 
> Damn. Back to the drawing board.
> 
> Paul

Glad to have been of help ;) Have a nice weekend!


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