sorting and paging

[dinger2121]

Hello,
I am just looking for some thoughts on what other people are doing for sorting/paging. Are you using a client side or server paging solution?
I have traditionally used a server side solution, but lately I've seen some effective jquery sorting/paging solutions. I was just wondering if they are worth implementing.

Thanks for any thoughts.

carl
MCSD, MCTS:MOSS

 

[jmeckley]

ultimately this depends on the size of the data set. if it's just a handful of records you could load it all onto the client and sort/page on the client. however this is rarely the case. if the data set is that small you usually do not need paging/sorting.

you can use client scripting to issue ajax requests back to the server for paging/sorting. The browser doesn't need to complete a full refresh and the data set returned is a manageable size.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

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[dinger2121]

That's what I have been reading. I was just hoping to find out what others are doing. I think at this point, I will stick with my server side solution. I may incorporate the ajax calls to avoid a full page refresh.

Thanks

carl
MCSD, MCTS:MOSS