[FX.php List] empty find requests

Jason H.Awbrey jason at stravinsoft.com
Thu Nov 4 10:27:29 MST 2004


I did the same and it seems as though the XML query is right but maybe 
there is something I am missing.

Thanks,
Jason H. Awbrey
Director of Custom Development
StravinSOFT, Incorporated
http://www.stravinsoft.com
(469) 916-8841


On Nov 4, 2004, at 10:45 AM, Dale Bengston wrote:

> Hmm, I have a feeling it has to do with how FX.PHP is structuring the 
> query. I recall that CDML would return no records if you submitted an 
> empty search form.
>
> When I have a minute, I'll turn off my JavaScript validation, submit a 
> blank search form and write the resulting query to the page and see 
> what it looks like.
>
> Dale
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> dbengston at streamline-studio.com
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>
> On Nov 4, 2004, at 9:37 AM, Jason H.Awbrey wrote:
>
>> If ( $result['foundCount'] >0) doesn't really work for this situation 
>> because FileMaker shouldn't be returning anything at all. I would 
>> have to assume FileMaker were returning something or nothing. In this 
>> case FileMaker ALWAYS returns something. If I am searching for apples 
>> but there are no apples in the database, I would much rather see "no 
>> apples" than a bunch of bananas, kiwi and papaya.
>>
>> I had been using javaScript validation like Dale mentioned but was 
>> wondering if anyone had any ideas as to WHY FileMaker acts like this. 
>> Might be a question for an SE.
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Jason H. Awbrey
>> StravinSOFT, Incorporated
>> http://www.stravinsoft.com
>>
>>
>> On Nov 4, 2004, at 8:02 AM, Dale Bengston wrote:
>>
>>> I use JavaScript field validation to prevent users from submitting 
>>> an empty search form.
>>>
>>> Dale
>>> --
>>> Dale Bengston | Streamline Studio, LLC | 
>>> dbengston at streamline-studio.com
>>> Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance
>>>
>>> On Nov 4, 2004, at 12:03 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>
>>>> I only check if( ['foundCount'] > 0 ) { }
>>>>
>>>> Never really looked inside FileMaker to see what that looks like
>>>>
>>>> ggt
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 17:44:54 -0600, Jason H. Awbrey
>>>> <jason at stravinsoft.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>> This is more of a general FileMaker web question than a PHP 
>>>>> question
>>>>> but I figured someone here might know the answer. I have noticed 
>>>>> that
>>>>> if I perform a find where the entire form is left blank, FileMaker
>>>>> returns all records. I would think if the form were empty, the 
>>>>> result
>>>>> would be a 401 error (no records found). If I perform a similar 
>>>>> find
>>>>> within FileMaker,  I get an error stating no records match this
>>>>> request.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this expected behavior and I'm just missing something or does 
>>>>> this
>>>>> stink of a bug?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>> Jason H. Awbrey
>>>>> StravinSOFT, Incorporated
>>>>> http://www.stravinsoft.com
>>>>>
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