[PJUG Javamail] Most Commonly Selected Item

[Joe Hoffman]

I'd suggest keeping it simple:   Keep track of usage data and update  
the static list a few times after a sufficiently large sample set is  
collected.
Over time, i doubt the order will change much and so what if a few  
items are slightly out of order.

Keep it simple.



On Jul 21, 2009, at 9:58 AM, Dan Colish wrote:

> This sounds like a straightfoward frequency list to me.
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 09:52:40AM -0700, Siraj Podikunju wrote:
>> Hmm, I cannot think of any other way to do this without adding a
>> "popularity" attribute to a table containing the list items. The  
>> table
>> would have to get updated everytime an item is selected. Populating  
>> the
>> list would require ordering by this attribute.
>>
>> Siraj.
>>
>> Richard Johnson wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Anyone have any straightforward ways to set up a selection list  
>>> (both
>>> single-select and multi-select drop downs) so that the most commonly
>>> selected items float to the top and the rest of the items are sorted
>>> by popularity?
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>> Richard Johnson, Systems Architect
>>>
>>> Lingo Systems
>>>
>>> 15115 SW Sequoia Pkwy #200
>>>
>>> Portland Oregon 97224
>>>
>>> 	
>>>
>>> richardj at lingosys.com <mailto:richardj at lingosys.com>
>>>
>>> http://www.lingosys.com <http://www.lingosys.com/>
>>>
>>> voice  503-419-4889 or 800-878-8523
>>>
>>> FAX   503-419-4873
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Siraj Podikunju
>> SP Consulting, Inc.
>> Tel: 360-600-6608
>> Fax: 360-260-3448
>> E-Mail: sirajp at spconsult.com
>>
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