Changing sort order of movie database

by **xlobbyer** on Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:52 pm

Can I change the sort order by ascending or descending in the database editor?
In the database editor when I sort by collection number,for instance it always shows number 1 thru 100.I'd like it to show 100 to 1.
So I'd like it to show the last movies I added first.

by **S Pittaway** on Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:30 pm

try sort b -1:sort_field

by **xlobbyer** on Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:41 pm

Could you tell me where I put that info?
Thanks

by **xlobbyer** on Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:48 pm

S Pittaway wrote:try sort b -1:sort_field

Well I finally figured out that I don't need the "b" just "-1:" in front of my sort field. :oops:

Thanks for your help.

by **S Pittaway** on Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:53 pm

duff keyboard! i ment BY not b

shold have typed "category:sort by:-1:sort_field" but it got you going which is enuff

by **xlobbyer** on Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:12 pm

I use Xlobby for my movie collection,and I just use a remote with USB-UIRT to control it.Searching using the remote with the alphabet/keyboard screen is tricky.
I set up some buttons on remote that lets me sort by sorttitle or -1:collectionnumber.So when I press the "A" button it sorts by sorttitle.
I'd like to set up the number buttons on remote to let me sort by letters,such as button number "1" would be assigned to letters A,B,C.
So when I press button "1" it shows all movies starting with letters A,B,C.
Another example would be to assign button "5" to the word "THE" to sort by movies starting with "THE".
Can this be done somehow?

by **Colby** on Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:23 pm

xlobbyer wrote:Searching using the remote with the alphabet/keyboard screen is tricky.

Have you checked the xremote plugin yet? You can setup sms events for your numberpad, so instead of using numbers, it acts as text input similar to telephone. That makes searching pretty easy from number buttons.

by **xlobbyer** on Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:49 pm

Colby wrote:
xlobbyer wrote:Searching using the remote with the alphabet/keyboard screen is tricky.

Have you checked the xremote plugin yet? You can setup sms events for your numberpad, so instead of using numbers, it acts as text input similar to telephone. That makes searching pretty easy from number buttons.

I haven't but i'll take a look at it.Thanks