Create link groups for search results or a view

Input parameters: total - the total number of documents in the view or search result format - the format of the generated links 0 (or omitted) generates page numbers, ex. Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next 1 generates groups, ex.. Previous | 1 - 4 | 5 - 8 | 9 - 10 | Next when you call the original view the URL should include two parameters: &count will be used to calculate the intervals &start must be the last parameter in the URL defaults &count=30&start=1 place call to this function on the $$...template at the spot where you want the links to appear set the total passed to this function to TotalHits or use @DBLookup to set it to the number of documents in the view Place it on any $$viewtemplate or $$searchtemplate and pass the total to it.

/* ----------------------------------------------
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return middle of the string
example:
middle('&count=25&start=1&', 
'&count=', '&') 
will return:
'25'
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function middle(str, ina, inb){ // return 
middle of the string
//alert('middle function');
var startix = str.indexOf(ina);
var endix = str.indexOf(inb, 
startix + 1);
var newStr = '';
if (startix >= 0) { 
if (endix < 0) {endix = str.length;} 
newStr = str.substring(startix + 
ina.length, endix);
} else {newStr = ''; }
return newStr; 
} // end of function middle()
/* --------------------------------------------
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Generate links in groups
place this script on a $$viewtemplate 
or $$searchtemplate

Input parameters:
total - the total number of documents 
in the view or search result
format - the format of the generated links
0 (or omitted) generates page 
numbers, ex. Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next 
1 generates groups, ex.. 
Previous | 1 - 4 | 5 - 8 | 9 - 10 | Next 
when you call the original view the 
URL should include two parameters:
&count will be used to calculate the
 intervals
&start must be the last parameter 
in the URL
defaults &count=30&start=1
place call to this function on 
the $$...template at the spot where 
you want the links to appear
set the total passed to this function 
to TotalHits or 
use @dbLookup to set it to the n
umber of documents in the view
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function generateLinks(total, format) 
{ // generate a range of links
//alert('generateLinks, total = ' + total); 
function makeLink(curStart, linkText) 
{ // create the <a> tag (internal 
function)
var tmpLink = '';
tmpLink = '<a '+ style + ' href="'
+ shortLoc + '&start=' + curStart + '" >' ;
tmpLink = tmpLink + linkText + '</a>';
return(tmpLink );
} // end of internal function makeLink

var loc = String(window.location.href); 
//alert('location=' + loc);
loc = loc.toLowerCase(); 
//alert('location.lowercase=' + loc);

var nextLink = 'Next';
var prevLink = 'Previous';
var style = '';
var links = ''; 
var ix = loc.indexOf('&start='); 
// &start= must be the last parameter
//alert('ix=' + ix); 
var shortLoc = loc;
if (ix < 0) { start = 1; }
else {
shortLoc = loc.substring(0,ix); 
start = parseInt(middle(loc, '&start=', 
'&'),10);
} 
ix = loc.indexOf('&count='); 
if (ix < 0) {
count = 30 ;
shortLoc = shortLoc + '&count=' +
 count;
}
else {
count = parseInt(middle(loc, 
'&count=', '&'),10);
}

nextStart = start + count;
prevStart = start - count;
if (nextStart < total) { nextLink = 
makeLink(nextStart, nextLink); }
if (prevStart > 0) { prevLink = 
makeLink(prevStart, prevLink); }

ix = total/count;
if (total % count == 0) {ix = ix - 1}; 
// set number of links

for (var j = 0; j <= ix; j++) { // create
 all the links
thisStart = j*count + 1;
thisEnd = thisStart + count - 1;
if (thisEnd > total) {thisEnd = total }
if (thisStart == start) {style = 'style=
"font-weight: bold" '; } 
else { style = ''}
if (format) {thisText = '' + thisStart + ' - 
' + thisEnd; }
else {thisText = String(j + 1); } 
links = links + ' | ' + makeLink(thisStart, 
thisText); 
}
document.writeln(prevLink + links + 
' | ' + nextLink);

} // end of function generateLinks()

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