How to create a site search?

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Last Post: March 13, 2009   (RSS)

By Moonworks - November 10, 2008

What do I need to do to create a simple site search box in CMS Builder?

Please note, this is my first time with PHP!

Joe
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Re: [Moonworks] How to create a site search?

By Dave - November 10, 2008

Hi Joe,

Have a look at the search docs page here:
http://www.interactivetools.com/docs/cmsbuilder/viewer_search.html

Give it a try and let me know if you have any questions.
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com

Re: [Moonworks] How to create a site search?

By Moonworks - November 10, 2008 - edited: November 10, 2008

thanks

Just took a look. Is there a simple example of code I can put in to create the searchg box, ready for the user to type into?
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Re: [Moonworks] How to create a site search?

By Dave - November 11, 2008

Yes, but it's section specific - not site wide. To create a section specific search you just use some code like this (from the search docs):

<form method="POST" action="/path/to/your/listViewer.php">
<input type="text" name="title,content,other,fields,you,want,searched_keyword" value="">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Search">
</form>
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com

Re: [Dave] How to create a site search?

By benedict - February 10, 2009

Yes, but it's section specific - not site wide.


Hi Dave,

I have got the search to work on one section without a problem. Is there anyway to make it search multiple sections?

Cheers,

B

Re: [benedict] How to create a site search?

By Dave - February 10, 2009

Hi Benedict,

Yes, have a look at this post and the attached file:
http://www.interactivetools.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=61466#61466

Hope that helps!
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com

Re: [Dave] How to create a site search?

By sidcam - March 13, 2009

Dave-

I'm using this search form on my site and it does the search and finds the records ok. But on submit it doesn't load all the table information leaving much of the page blank. What am I doing wrong?

http://www.stlagent.com/newsite/blogs/kimberlys-corner/index.php

Thanks

Sid

Re: [sidcam] How to create a site search?

By Dave - March 13, 2009

Hi Sid,

When you submit a search for one table the other viewers on the page are probably automatically applying it to themselves as well. To make a viewer ignore search terms add this option:

'allowSearch' => false,

Hope that helps, let me know if you need more details on that.
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com