Dan, I'm not saying your solution is bad, I just couldn't think of what problem it would be the solution to. As we've discussed in other posts, I understand why some consumer sites would need this sort of thing. That's all. I don't think it needs a better design. I haven't really given thought to that matter to begin with. I hope I didn't give you the impression that I thought the design was bad or in some way flawed. I just couldn't see the need before, but I do now. :o)
Cheers, Chris Dan Vega wrote: > Christopher, > Thanks for the feedback. I will try to come up with a better designed > solution and some more examples of where and why to use it. > > Thanks! > > On 12/28/06, Christopher Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Yeah, shopping sites was the example I thought of half way through my >> post. Like when amazon shows me random products that I might like... >> that sort of thing. I suppose it's because I don't spend time writing >> consumer sites that I forget things like that. I'm currently working on >> a scheduling program for what amounts to a temp agency. No randomness >> needed... well, not as far as random table rows goes. :o) >> >> Cheers, >> Chris >> >> Snake wrote: >> >>> That brings back some memories. >>> I actually wrote a banner system once, and I believe the method I used >>> >> back >> >>> then, was to query all the primary keys, then pick a random row from the >>> query, extract the primary key and selectthat record. >>> This was many years ago back in the days of CF4 though :-) >>> >>> Russ >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Dan Vega [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: 28 December 2006 22:17 >>> To: CF-Talk >>> Subject: Re: random cfc >>> >>> Christopher, >>> Please remember that I am asking these same questions so there is no >>> >> such >> >>> thing as ignorance just different perspectives. With that being said I >>> >> would >> >>> read the two posts because even if you do not need the random cfc they >>> >> are >> >>> very good articles. Here is a situation where you would need a random >>> >> row. >> >>> You could use it in a banner ad program where you just want to display a >>> random ad, or a shopping cart where you want to show a random product >>> >> from >> >>> the products table. Maybe you would even like to customize it for our >>> shopping cart application. Lets say we have a featured flag in our >>> >> products >> >>> table, you could add to that >>> >>> and featured = 1 >>> >>> Now on our home page instead of writing a featuredProduct rotator >>> >> component >> >>> we can just grab a random row. These are just ideas but who knows, maybe >>> someone else can make use of it. I needed it for a specific reason that >>> >> I am >> >>> not at liberty to share. Feedback is always welcome so thank you for >>> >> your >> >>> thoughts Christopher! >>> >>> Dan Vega >>> >>> On 12/28/06, Christopher Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Okay. I'm gonna show some ignorance here. Ready? Good. :oP >>>> >>>> I read your blog entry, Dan, and the entire CFC. I did not read either >>>> of the other two blog articles you mentioned (so maybe that's where >>>> this ignorance is coming from). I understand how your code works. >>>> That's not my problem. >>>> >>>> uh... what's the point? Why would you want to get a random row from a >>>> table? >>>> >>>> Okay, to be fare, I just thought of one reason. So maybe there are >>>> >> more. >> >>>> Are there folks out there clamoring for the ability to get a random >>>> rows, random directories and random colors? >>>> >>>> Random strings and numbers I see more use for, but there are already >>>> plenty of UDFs written that can obtain a random string of characters >>>> (numbers included). >>>> >>>> I guess I just don't understand. There must be a reason I'm missing. >>>> Help me. :o) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> Dan Vega wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> All, >>>>> I just created a quick and dirty random cfc component and a quick >>>>> >>>>> >>>> posting to >>>> >>>> >>>>> go with it. I could really use some feedback on how to split it up >>>>> if >>>>> >>>>> >>>> anyone >>>> >>>> >>>>> gets a chance. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.danvega.org/blog/index.cfm/2006/12/28/Random-CFC >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> http://www.cjordan.info >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:265277 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
