CSV data source and A-Z listings

Squiz Matrix Support
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Hi,


I have a CSV data source which I'd like to list as a paginated A-Z listing - is this not supported?



For a set of standard page assets I'd normally set the asset listing page to A-Z, then use %page_list% and previous and next page links with the asset listing.



If I do this with a set of CSV data source assets (asset listing set to display Data Source Record Set and pointed to the CSV asset as the root node) I can get them all to list as one page, but as soon as I turn on A-Z listing I get no results.



Any advice on how to get this working - or an alternative means of displaying an A-Z paginated list from my data source record sets - would be appreciated.

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After several days of frustration assuming I was doin it wrong I've discovered that CSV data sources (and any other data source presumably) have the same problem as RSS in bug 3115 - their Data Source Record Sets cant be sorted in an A-Z listing.


Does anyone have any bright ideas on how to get around this? I've tried paint layouts… can't get anything to display the data in any reasonably elegant way other than all on one page. I'm trying to show a listing of schools, contact addresses and phone numbers. Ideally what I'd like to be able to do is filter results on an asset listing eg. display only if the asset name begins with A (rather like Views in Sharepoint).



thanks in advance

miriam

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Only real assets can be grouped with the A-Z listing option. Data sources produce asset-like entries, but they are not stored in the Matrix database and so not all features are available to them. A-Z listing is one of those features.

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Javascript. :)
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Yeah. Specifically any suggestions on where to start for a javascript / jquery noob like me?

I'm working under a Squiz SLA - so no modifications allowed to source code.
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[quote]Yeah. Specifically any suggestions on where to start for a javascript / jquery noob like me?


I’m working under a Squiz SLA - so no modifications allowed to source code.[/quote]



This is what I was thinking of: http://www.ihwy.com/Labs/Demos/Current/jquery-listnav-plugin.aspx

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Sweet! Thanks that looks like exactly the sort of thing I need to do with a very long (99+ entries) contact list.