MultiSearch.php

Hi Tim,

Here is some code that will take the user to a detail page if there is content or else if not content, send them to an alternate link:

<?php if ($record['_summary']): ?>
  <a href="<?php echo $record['_link'] ?>" style="color: #008000"><?php echo $record['_link'] ?></a><br/><br/>
<?php else : ?>
  <a href="alternate_link.php" style="color: #008000">ALTERNATE LINK</a><br/><br/>
<?php endif ?>

Also, inside the foreach loop for the search results, you can add this code to see all the data and variable names you are working with:

<?php showme($record); ?>

This helps with setup and testing. Let me know if you have any questions or need anything else.

Thanks Damon,

However this will not work for me because every table is different, and therefore has a different alternate link.

I think I need something that will allow me to prescribe the various URL's for each table - or maybe use the Viewer URL's set up in the section editor? Something along the lines of this?

$searchTables['table1'] = array(
'viewerUrl' => 'detailPage1.php',
'titleField' => 'name',
'summaryField' => 'masthead',
'searchFields' => array('name','masthead','page_content','content'),
'detailPage' => 'permalink', //This is the permalink field
'indexPage' => 'indexPage1.php',
'checkfordetail' => 'content',

);
$searchTables['table2'] = array(
'viewerUrl' => 'detailPage2.php',
'titleField' => 'title',
'summaryField' => 'content',
'searchFields' => array('title','content','details'),
'detailPage' => 'detailPage2.php',
'indexPage' => 'indexPage2.php',
'checkfordetail' => 'details',

);

);
$searchTables['table3'] = array(
'viewerUrl' => 'detailPage3.php',
'titleField' => 'title',
'summaryField' => 'content',
'searchFields' => array('title','content','details'),
'detailPage' => 'detailPage3.php',
'indexPage' => 'indexPage3.php',
'checkfordetail' => 'details',

);

<?php if ($record['checkfordetail']): ?>
  <a href="<?php echo $record['detailPage'] ?>" style="color: #008000">DETAIL PAGE LINK IF THERE IS CONTENT IN THE "check for details"</a><br/><br/>
<?php else : ?>
  <a href="<?php echo $record['indexPage'] ?>" style="color: #008000">INDEX PAGE LINK IF 'check for details' IS EMPTY</a><br/><br/>
<?php endif ?>

Hi Tim,

Give this a try. This code should do what you need. 

<?php if ($record['_summary']): ?>
     <a href="<?php echo $record['_link'] ?>" style="color: #008000"><?php echo $record['_link'] ?></a>

<?php else : //no summary content, then display alternate link based on table name ?>
   <?php if($record['tablename']     == "table1") : ?>
     <a href="indexPage1.php" style="color: #008000">Table1 Alternate Link</a>
   <?php elseif($record['tablename'] == "table2") : ?>
     <a href="indexPage2.php" style="color: #008000">Table2 Alternate Link</a>
   <?php elseif($record['tablename'] == "table3") : ?>
     <a href="indexPage3.php" style="color: #008000">Table3 Alternate Link</a>
   <?php endif; ?>

<?php endif ?>
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