Finally, I see only 3 ways:
1. copy/paste archive index code and change it's behaviour so it can eat
num_latest=None
2. patch date_based.py in same way as (1)
3. use list_detail.object_list
Since 1-2 are dirty, I would recommend 3rd way. I'll let you know if I could
suggest something else :)

2009/10/19 tezro <tezro...@gmail.com>

>
> Surely I could use the list_detail.object_list, but the use of date
> based generics though ))
>
>
> On Oct 18, 11:45 pm, Михаил Лукин <mihail.lu...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Sorry, didn't look at condition well...:(
> >
> > So, you see the source and you see that there's no way to get all the
> > records with this view.
> > Why don't you use list_detail.object_list view? If you need just to order
> > list by date, you can use ordering on the model level:
> http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/options/#ordering
> >
> > 2009/10/18 tezro <tezro...@gmail.com>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Would it? If "latest=None" doesn't it mean that there are no entries?
> >
> > > By the way, if I pass None to the condition, it returns False, so
> > > latest is None.
> >
> > > Or isn't it?
> >
> > > Also the template cannot render it, cause "object of type 'NoneType'
> > > has no len()".
> >
> > > Anyways, thanks for reply :)
> >
> > > On Oct 18, 11:04 pm, Mihail Lukin <mihail.lu...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > > Look at date_based.py:
> >
> > > >     if date_list and num_latest:
> > > >         latest = queryset.order_by('-'+date_field)[:num_latest]
> > > >     else:
> > > >         latest = None
> >
> > > > So, if you use num_latest=None, you will always get the whole list.
> >
> > > > On Aug 30, 2:47 pm, tezro <tezro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > Anyone?
> >
> > > > > On Aug 14, 8:29 am, tezro <tezro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > The question is that
> > > "django.views.generic.date_based.archive_index()"
> > > > > > takes an optional argument "num_latest" which is 15 by default.
> > > > > > Setting it manually to num_latest=1000000000 is way off to
> correct to
> > > > > > me. It works. I suppose that it even doesn't retrieve all the
> tons of
> > > > > > data from the DB, but what if I have 1000000000 + 1 record :)
> >
> > > > > > What's the right way to use "django-pagination" and the
> > > "archive_index
> > > > > > ()" or am I missing something?
> >
> > > > > > Example code.
> > > > > > _______________
> >
> > > > > > def index(request):
> > > > > >         qs = News.objects.filter(is_published=1)
> > > > > >         return archive_index(request, qs, 'date',
> > > num_latest=100000000)
> > > > > > _______________
> >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > regards,
> > Mihail
> >
>


-- 
regards,
Mihail

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