I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but if it's SQL, I've done this in the past:
SELECT * FROM table WHERE id < #currentId# ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1 for getting the previous item. Just flipt the < to > and make the order ASC to get next record. The LIMIT clause is MySQL's version of MS products' TOP clause. If you want to "fast forward", the LIMIT clause also specifies an offset, so you can do LIMIT 19, 1 to pull the 20th item in the list. With MS's TOP clause, you have to pull all 20, and then just look at the last one, I believe. cheers, barneyb On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:58:50 -0800, Matt Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an application where the user selects a record via a key > lookup, and then that record is displayed individually. From there I > want to be able to click a '<' button to go to the previous record in > the sequence, or a '>' to go to the next record, and continue to > select records via this method as an alternative to the key lookup. > > I did this in an entirely different environment where I was able to > use native controls that allowed straight up SELECT NEXT and SELECT > PREVIOUS commands, where I was also able to throw those commands into > a loop for fast forward and rewind as well. Don't expect to get that > in the web world, but I need the next/previous. > > I think I can come up with something, but the convolutions necessary > to make it work are making my head hurt. Is there something simple > and obvious I have missed on this (for me) Sunday morning?. > > -- > --Matt Robertson-- > President, Janitor > MSB Designs, Inc. > mysecretbase.com > -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/blog/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187283 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54