Re: Troubles with Selection Drop Down List Search

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1998

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 21573
interpreted = N
texte = Based on PCS tips and others tips I've tried a multitude of ways.None of them work.The selected category is not passed through.Plus I do a Found [numFound] Items in [category] on tne results pageand any renaming in the selection search string caused that to fail sincethe [category] is not passed through.still stymied, and getting more confused as i go alongI do a search in the talk list archives on a subject like what I'm trying todo and get 800+ entries to weed through.I guess I better start somewhere . . . .sigh-----Original Message-----From: PCS Technical Support To: WebDNA-Talk@smithmicro.com Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 1:59 PMSubject: Re: Troubles with Selection Drop Down List Search>>>>Choose Category>>Category 1>>This is backwards. It should be>>Category 1>>See how in your earlier hidden form variables you already used a similar>syntax:>>>>Where the NAME has all the eq and data stuff in it, and the VALUE has>the text you're searching for.>>You see, in HTML (and anywhere else), a popup list can only have one name,>the one defined at the top. You can't rename it for each value you create>down in the list of values later -- HTML doesn't work that way, and those>name= things are ignored as if they were xyzgoop=. It's got nothing to do>with WebCatalog, and everything to do with HTML forms and how your browser>sends information thru to the server.>>You can solve this and many other problems much quicker in the future if>you put a little helpful code into the top of all your templates:>>[FormVariables]>[name] = [value]
>[/FormVariables]>>Have fun!>>Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====>Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,>11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,>San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon>619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/>>>> Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Troubles with Selection Drop Down List Search (Kenneth Grome 1998) Re: Troubles with Selection Drop Down List Search (Richard 1998) Re: Troubles with Selection Drop Down List Search (PCS Technical Support 1998) Troubles with Selection Drop Down List Search (Richard 1998)

Based on PCS tips and others tips I've tried a multitude of ways.None of them work.The selected category is not passed through.Plus I do a Found [numFound] Items in [category] on tne results pageand any renaming in the selection search string caused that to fail sincethe [category] is not passed through.still stymied, and getting more confused as i go alongI do a search in the Talk List archives on a subject like what I'm trying todo and get 800+ entries to weed through.I guess I better start somewhere . . . .sigh-----Original Message-----From: PCS Technical Support To: WebDNA-Talk@smithmicro.com Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 1:59 PMSubject: Re: Troubles with Selection Drop Down List Search>>>>Choose Category>>Category 1>>This is backwards. It should be>>Category 1>>See how in your earlier hidden form variables you already used a similar>syntax:>>>>Where the NAME has all the eq and data stuff in it, and the VALUE has>the text you're searching for.>>You see, in HTML (and anywhere else), a popup list can only have one name,>the one defined at the top. You can't rename it for each value you create>down in the list of values later -- HTML doesn't work that way, and those>name= things are ignored as if they were xyzgoop=. It's got nothing to do>with WebCatalog, and everything to do with HTML forms and how your browser>sends information thru to the server.>>You can solve this and many other problems much quicker in the future if>you put a little helpful code into the top of all your templates:>>[formvariables]>[name] = [value]
>[/FormVariables]>>Have fun!>>Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====>Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,>11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,>San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon>619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/>>>> Richard

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