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snichols
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Mar 26, 2007, 12:22 PM

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Hi, it is about a year since I did any work on the AM side of one of sites, so I'm rusty and I'm stumped!

I want to include a search box within an index template - see http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/cat_index_33.shtml

I then want the results to appear on the same template, just listing those that meet the search requirements basically and not the whole category set.

The search parameters I have coded obviously need tweaking, but how can I get this to work? At the moment it pulls up the standard search results template.

Do I have to edit this to make it look like the index template I want to use? Or do I use an SSI?

Just want to say how great AM is working for me - www.cib.uk.com has bene running now for 2.5 years with barely a glitch, complete with latest headlines, RSS etc.

Steve


Donna
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Mar 26, 2007, 2:55 PM

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Re: [snichols] User search with dropdowns [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi Steve!

You can specify an alternate template by adding this to your search form (somewhere within the <form> </form> tags):

<input type="hidden" name="template" value="search/your_template_here.html">

Then, make a copy of the search results template and modify it to look however you'd like.

Give that a try and let me know how it works for you. :)

Donna

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snichols
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Mar 27, 2007, 12:06 AM

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Re: [Donna] User search with dropdowns [In reply to] Can't Post
Hmm! Now I get the error "Sorry, the template you've requested is not a registered template."

How do register them?



Steve


Donna
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Mar 27, 2007, 8:56 AM

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Re: [snichols] User search with dropdowns [In reply to] Can't Post
That actually just means that the template doesn't exist. :) Make sure that you've created a template and put it into the directory you're referring to, and it'll show up just fine.

Donna

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snichols
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Mar 27, 2007, 12:12 PM

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Re: [Donna] User search with dropdowns [In reply to] Can't Post
Wa-hey! What an idiot. Well, I'm getting there - it now works-ish.

See http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/cat_index_33.shtml

I have put four articles in as a test. The search box uses the code:

<td class="bg_search_box">

<form action="http://www.cib.uk.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/search.cgi?&cat=33" method="post">
<input type="text" name="keyword" size=40>
<input type="submit" value="Go" name="submit2">
<br>
<div align=center><span class="advancedsearch_link"></span></div>
</form>

But when you search it looks at every article on the site, not just those in Cat 33. Now, OK, I'm being stupid again, but what have I done wrong?

Steve


ross
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Mar 27, 2007, 4:45 PM

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Re: [snichols] User search with dropdowns [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi Steve

There is just one more adjustment I think you'll need to make. The part where you are telling it look in category 33 actually needs to be a form element instead of a variable in the action attribute. Does that make sense? Try this code instead:

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<form action=" "http://www.cib.uk.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/search.cgi" method="post">  
<input type="hidden" name=cat value="33" 
<input type="text" name="keyword" size=40>  
<input type="submit" value="Go" name="submit2">  
<br>  
<div align=center><span class="advancedsearch_link"></span></div>  
</form>

That should get you going. Of course, let me know how you make out Smile.
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snichols
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Mar 27, 2007, 10:58 PM

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Ah! got it. It should be:

<form action="http://www.cib.uk.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/search.cgi?" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="cat" value="33">
<input type="text" name="keyword" size=40>
<input type="submit" value="Go" name="submit2">
<br>
<div align=center><span class="advancedsearch_link"></span></div>
</form>

Note the quotes around "cat" and the closed greater than.

Cheers, Steve


(This post was edited by snichols on Mar 27, 2007, 11:08 PM)