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Navigating Between Pages in Query Results

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The first record on a page is identified in the variable CiBookmark, which can be used in a form to get to the next page or the previous page. The form variable CiBookmarkSkipCount should be used with CiBookmark to specify the relative offset from the current page. CiBookmarkSkipCount is typically set to either <%CiMaxRecordsPerPage%> or <%CiMaxRecordsPerPage%>, although it could be set to other multiples of CiMaxRecordsPerPage.

Here is an example of a form that will skip to the next page for a sequential query:

     <FORM ACTION="<%HTTP_SCRIPT_NAME%>?" METHOD="POST">
      <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
             NAME="CiBookmark"
             VALUE="<%CiBookmark%>" >
      <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
             NAME="CiBookmarkSkipCount"
             VALUE="<%CiMaxRecordsPerPage%>" >
      <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
             NAME="CiMaxRecordsPerPage"
             VALUE="<%CiMaxRecordsPerPage%>" >
      <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
             NAME="CiRestriction"
             VALUE="<%CiRestriction%>" >
      <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
             NAME="CiScope"
             VALUE="<%CiScope%>" >
      <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Next page">
    </FORM>

The following example shows how the buttons for going to adjacent pages can be generated conditionally depending upon the variables CiContainsFirstRecord and CiContainsLastRecord. It also shows how the number of hits on the next page can be displayed for a nonsequential query.

<TABLE> <TR>
    <TD> <%if CiContainsFirstRecord eq 0%>  
     <FORM ACTION="<%HTTP_SCRIPT_NAME%>?" METHOD="POST">
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiBookmark"
               VALUE="<%CiBookmark%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiBookmarkSkipCount"
               VALUE="-<%CiMaxRecordsPerPage%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiMaxRecordsPerPage"
               VALUE="<%CiMaxRecordsPerPage%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiRestriction"
               VALUE="<%CiRestriction%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiScope"
               VALUE="<%CiScope%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Previous <%CiMaxRecordsPerPage%> Hits">
      </FORM>
    <%endif%> </TD>
    <TD> <%if CiContainsLastRecord eq 0%>  
     <FORM ACTION="<%HTTP_SCRIPT_NAME%>?" METHOD="POST">
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiBookmark"
               VALUE="<CiBookmark%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiBookmarkSkipCount"
               VALUE="<%CiMaxRecordsPerPage%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiMaxRecordsPerPage"
               VALUE="<%CiMaxRecordsPerPage%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiRestriction"
               VALUE="<%CiRestriction%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN"
               NAME="CiScope"
               VALUE="<%CiScope%>" >
        <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Next <%CiRecordsOnNextPage%> Hits">
      </FORM>
    <%endif%> </TD>
    </TR> </TABLE>