Generating Searches on the fly?

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 24487
interpreted = N
texte = Say I have a books.db with SUBJECT, AUTHOR, LANGUAGE, and TITLE fields. book.db stock is constantly changing.I want to write a 3 page/part search: subject, then language, then author. Each of these searches returning a list of available search strings, generated on the fly.My present search works fine but uses a page of hard-coded searches (e.g. subject variable is passed to a search page of hard coded language), these may all be valid when first written but will soon become obsolete as stock (and hence languages available) evolves.Whats the best approach to the problem?------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Generating Searches on the fly? (Philip Edell 1999)
  2. Re: Generating Searches on the fly? (Joseph D'Andrea 1999)
  3. Generating Searches on the fly? (Philip Edell 1999)
Say I have a books.db with SUBJECT, AUTHOR, LANGUAGE, and TITLE fields. book.db stock is constantly changing.I want to write a 3 page/part search: subject, then language, then author. Each of these searches returning a list of available search strings, generated on the fly.My present search works fine but uses a page of hard-coded searches (e.g. subject variable is passed to a search page of hard coded language), these may all be valid when first written but will soon become obsolete as stock (and hence languages available) evolves.Whats the best approach to the problem?------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Philip Edell

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