Date:         Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:26:35 -0400
Reply-To:     "Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative" <[log in to unmask]>
Sender:       "Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative" <[log in to unmask]>
From:         Ray Denenberg <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: Library Of Congress
Subject:      Re: sort parameter
Comments: To: "Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative" <[log in to unmask]>
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Alan Kent wrote:

> Using element paths I dislike because I don't know how to turn it into
> a Z39.50 sort request.

Wouldn't it map to 'elementSpec'?   The three suggested key types --  index,
element path, and "generic" -- map directly (almost) to the three Z39.50 types:
(asn.1 identifiers, in reverse order)  sortAttributes, elementSpec, and sortfield.


> I hesitate to say 'lets support asending/descending, but not case
> sensitivity or missing value action', only because someone may come
> along later and want it.

I don't hesitate to say it. Ascending/descending has been cited as a requirement;
the other two haven't.

--Ray