Re: [SearchString] usage
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11637
interpreted = N
texte = Unlike the other WebDNA tags that are straight carry-overs from 1.6, [searchstring] has a similar meaning, but completely new format. Rather than outputting a human readable version of what people are searching for, [searchstring] outputs a form (method post or get) version of the entire search. This is used to build up the [shownext] links. The [searchstring] variable is only valid within a [shownext] context (see online docs for [shownext]). HOWEVER, you don't need the old-style [searchstring] anymore because all the search variables can be used individually to build up a much better version of the human readable search string.John. >I'm having trouble using [SearchString] in several situations using the >2.0f3 plug-in. > >First is in my logfile. The results pages uses this: > >[AppendFile access.log][date] [time] [SearchString] >[/AppendFile] > >But the logfile shows: > >05/27/1997 02:45:05 [SearchString] >05/27/1997 02:48:06 [SearchString] >05/27/1997 11:41:30 [SearchString] >etc. > >Why? Is [searchString] no longer supported? If so, how could I get the same >functionality for tracking user search criteria? > >The other place it doesn't work is on a results page, which outputs: > >Found 17 photos that match [searchString] and returned [numReturned] of >those items. > >Weird. It's figuring out [numFound] = 17, but not the other two WebDNA >variables. Why? > >------- >Richard Shapiro >rshapiro@infoasis.com John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing ********************************* Pacific Coast Software * Home of the Web's best 11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct. #462 * Catalog and Merchant software San Diego, CA 92128 * http://www.smithmicro.com Phone: 619-675-1106 Fax: 675-0372 *********************************
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Unlike the other WebDNA tags that are straight carry-overs from 1.6, [searchstring] has a similar meaning, but completely new format. Rather than outputting a human readable version of what people are searching for, [searchstring] outputs a form (method post or get) version of the entire search. This is used to build up the
[shownext] links. The [searchstring] variable is only valid within a
[shownext] context (see online docs for
[shownext]). HOWEVER, you don't need the old-style [searchstring] anymore because all the search variables can be used individually to build up a much better version of the human readable search string.John. >I'm having trouble using [SearchString] in several situations using the >2.0f3 plug-in. > >First is in my logfile. The results pages uses this: > >[AppendFile access.log]
[date] [time] [SearchString] >[/AppendFile] > >But the logfile shows: > >05/27/1997 02:45:05 [SearchString] >05/27/1997 02:48:06 [SearchString] >05/27/1997 11:41:30 [SearchString] >etc. > >Why? Is [searchString] no longer supported? If so, how could I get the same >functionality for tracking user search criteria? > >The other place it doesn't work is on a results page, which outputs: > >Found 17 photos that match [searchString] and returned [numReturned] of >those items. > >Weird. It's figuring out [numFound] = 17, but not the other two WebDNA >variables. Why? > >------- >Richard Shapiro >rshapiro@infoasis.com John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing ********************************* Pacific Coast Software * Home of the Web's best 11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct. #462 * Catalog and Merchant software San Diego, CA 92128 * http://www.smithmicro.com Phone: 619-675-1106 Fax: 675-0372 *********************************
John Hill
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