now use eval() for GetEntries*Fold*, and much better fix for bug where next/prev was breaking with inputs with spaces in names -- dont need those inputs anyway, JUST pass next or prev and the rest comes from pa_user_state now

files.py

@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ def GetEntriesInFolderView( OPT, prefix ):
         # this can occur if the path in settings does not exist as it wont be in # the DB
         if not dir:
             return entries, 0
+        # dirs cant be sorted by date really, so do best I can for now
         if OPT.noo == "Z to A" or OPT.noo == "Newest":
             entries+= Entry.query.join(EntryDirLink).join(FileType).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).filter(FileType.name=='Directory').order_by(Entry.name.desc()).all()
         # just do A to Z / Oldest by default or if no valid option
@@ -245,26 +246,15 @@ def GetEntriesInFolderView( OPT, prefix ):
             entries+= Entry.query.join(EntryDirLink).join(FileType).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).filter(FileType.name=='Directory').order_by(Entry.name).all()
 
     # add any files at the current CWD (based on dir_eid in DB)
-    if OPT.noo == "Oldest":
+    join="Entry.query.join(File).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id)"
-        file_entries=Entry.query.join(File).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).order_by(File.year,File.month,File.day,Entry.name).offset(OPT.offset).limit(OPT.how_many).all()
+    file_entries= eval( f"{join}.{OPT.order}.offset(OPT.offset).limit(OPT.how_many).all()")
-        last_entry=Entry.query.join(File).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).order_by(File.year.desc(),File.month.desc(),File.day.desc(),Entry.name)
+
-    elif OPT.noo == "Newest":
-        file_entries=Entry.query.join(File).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).order_by(File.year.desc(),File.month.desc(),File.day.desc(),Entry.name).offset(OPT.offset).limit(OPT.how_many).all()
-        last_entry=Entry.query.join(File).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).order_by(File.year,File.month,File.day,Entry.name)
-    elif OPT.noo == "Z to A":
-        file_entries=Entry.query.join(File).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).order_by(Entry.name.desc()).offset(OPT.offset).limit(OPT.how_many).all()
-        last_entry=Entry.query.join(File).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).order_by(Entry.name)
-    # just do A to Z by default or if no valid option
-    else:
-        file_entries=Entry.query.join(File).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).order_by(Entry.name).offset(OPT.offset).limit(OPT.how_many).all()
-        last_entry=Entry.query.join(File).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.dir_eid==dir.id).order_by(Entry.name.desc())
     if OPT.offset == 0 and len(file_entries):
         OPT.first_eid = file_entries[0].id
-    if len(file_entries):
+    num_entries = eval( f"{join}.count()" )
-        num_entries=last_entry.count()
+    last_entry = eval( f"{join}.{OPT.last_order}.limit(1).first()" )
-        le=last_entry.limit(1).all()
+    if last_entry:
-        if len(le):
+        OPT.last_eid = last_entry.id
-            OPT.last_eid = le[0].id
 
     entries += file_entries;
     return entries, num_entries

internal/js/files_support.js

@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-// this is needed as serliazeArray doesnt handle spaces in values
-// so we wrap it in this func
-$.fn.serializeAndEncode = function() {
-    return $.map(this.serializeArray(), function(val) {
-        return [val.name, encodeURIComponent(val.value)].join('=');
-    }).join('&');
-};
-
 // grab all selected thumbnails and return a <div> containing the thumbnails
 // with extra yr and date attached as attributes so we can set the default
 // dir name for a move directory - not used in del, but no harm to include them