I thought there was a mod to display the last x number of records via SSI on your homepage, but I can't find it for the life of me. Does this mod exist, or if not, what would be the easiest way to do this?

Thanks very much.

The mod is listed in the Resource area (titled "What's New") - JPDeni included instructions for creating the ssi link in the mod.
http://www.jpdeni.com/dbman/Mods/whatsnew.txt

Thanks Karen,

Except how would I use that mod to show a specific number of records vs. records added during a specific number of days?

I want to show exactly 5 records, but somtimes I have 2 records added in one day and sometimes only one record added over 20 days...

Thanks again.

You could try adding &mh=5 (max hits) to the URL to limit the number of records. My mistake too ... the instructions aren't for an ssi include but just for a static link.

You'd need to complete the mod then create a sub for the ssi call including the fields you'd want to display. Then, call the sub using a similar path as the static link.

<A HREF="db.cgi?uid=default&db=default&listnew=1&view_records=1">What's New</A>

would become:
!--include virtual="/db.cgi?uid=default&db=default&listnew=1&ssi_view_records=1&mh=5" -->

Use the html_record or html_record_long as a "template" for creating your new sub.

LoisC has references to older threads in her FAQ's site http://webmagic.hypermart.net/dbman/files.htm#top This page has a listing titled "Latest Headlines (SSI)" that would probably give you some valuable info on creating this mod in your database.