private byte Select_fsdb_itms(List_adp list) {
   list.Clear();
   boolean pages_found = false, links_found = false;
   DataRdr rdr =
       Xob_xfer_regy_tbl.Select_by_tier_page(bldr_conn, tier_id_val, page_id_val, select_interval);
   try {
     while (rdr.MoveNextPeer()) {
       pages_found = true; // at least one page found; set true
       Xodb_tbl_oimg_xfer_itm itm = Xodb_tbl_oimg_xfer_itm.new_rdr_(rdr);
       if (itm.Lnki_page_id() == page_id_val // same page_id
           && itm.Lnki_id() <= lnki_id_val // ... but lnki_id < last
       ) continue; // ... ignore; note that select is by page_id, not page_id + link_id; needed
       // else restarts would not resume exactly at same point;
       links_found = true;
       list.Add(itm);
     }
   } finally {
     rdr.Rls();
   }
   if (pages_found && !links_found)
     return Select_rv_next_page; // pages found, but all links processed
   else if (!pages_found) return Select_rv_stop; // no more pages found
   else return Select_rv_process; // pages and links found
 }