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Re: Announcing new set database
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Fri, 15 Sep 2000 02:41:04 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.database, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Looks good!
Thanks!

> Something I'd like to be able to see would be searching by two different
> items eg theme and date, so I could see all the Space sets in 1987.

I think we'll need to add some kind of advanced search.  Right now if you
do some URL hacking you can get it to do logical-or, IIRC, on the theme
(category) and date (year), but of course it needs to be logical-and instead.

> As an alternative, being able to sort the result set by year, or price, or
> number of pieces would be useful (especially year).

Ya, that would rock!

> Are the minifig searches from Fibblesmork going to be rolled into this
> new guide some time?

Yes, some time, but we're not sure when.

> It was/is really useful to know which sets a particular minifig appeared in.

I think Huw Millington's database called BrickSet shows this info for many of
the sets.

--Todd



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(...) I'll heartily 2nd this! A very good improvement to the DB interface! (...) I'll also heartily 2nd this! There have been a number of times when I'm looking for, say, a town set that came out between 1984 and 1987, for example-- and perhaps I (...) (26 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.database)

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(...) Looks good! Something I'd like to be able to see would be searching by two different items eg theme and date, so I could see all the Space sets in 1987. As an alternative, being able to sort the result set by year, or price, or number of (...) (26 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.database)

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