QUERY_STRING Variables

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The following table defines the conventional URL tags in the QUERY_STRING variable used by the SetQueryFromURL and QueryToURL methods defined on the IXSSO Query object.

Tag	Description
ae	Used by the AllowEnumeration property. If set to a nonzero digit, enumeration is allowed.
ct	Used by the Catalog property.
di	Used by the Dialect property.
gd	GroupBy descending. Used by the GroupBy property.
gr	Used by the GroupBy property.
mh	Used by the MaxRecords property.
qu	Full text of query. Used by the Query property.
so	Used by the SortBy property.
sd	Sort descending. Used by the SortBy property.