Re: Search Command, multiple dbs, etc. --further elucidation needed

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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 30895
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texte = John--I tried this, to no avail, in my Results.tpl, as a link to People.tpl:[Author1]And then this in People.tpl:

[search db=fitpeople.db&eqAuthor1data=[Author1]]

[founditems] [/founditems] [/search] I hoped that I would pass the value for of Author1 from the products.db/Results.tpl to the People.tpl page so that the search/founditems on the People.tpl would use the passed value to find the matching record in the people.db.I'm getting the concept but I'm not proficient with the tags/contexts/commands yet. Can you show me what 's wrong with the code above? Or should I start from scratch?Thanks. Bob/Amelia McPeak wrote: > > John-- > > You are a beautiful man. That's the tutorial I was looking for. > Thanks! > > John Butler wrote: > > > > Robert I am coming in late, but here's a couple things that may help you sort it all > > out: > > > > ANY variable named anything you want can be passed from one page to another in a link > > like so- > > somepage?var1=whatever&var2=whatever2 > > > > or thru a form like so- > > > > > > (user inputs value) > > > > > > > > -another topic- > > webcat can retrieve the value of any variable at any time by putting the name of the > > var inside brackets, like so- > > [varname] > > > > this assumes you have a value for that var, like you just passed it from the previous > > page via a link or form (as just > > explained), or if you have given the var a value higher up on the same page using a > > webcat [math] or [text] context. > > > > -another topic- > > you can search a db using webcat either with a context or command. Commands are > > invoked in the link- > > > HREF=People.tpl?command=search&db=fitproducts.db&eqAuthor1data=[Author4]>[Author4] > > > > or thru a form- > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > when you use a command you just need the [founditems] loop on the next page. > > > > CONTEXTS on the other hand are invoked on the same page you put the [founditems] like > > so- > > [search db=some.db&eqAuthor1data=[Author4]] > > [founditems] > > do stuff with the record(s) found by the search > > [/founditems] > > [/search] > > > > HTH > > > > -John > > > > Robert McPeak wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your reply Mike. However, I'm still quite confused. I tried > > > using a link like you suggested on my Results.tpl page and leaving the > > > [search] context in my People.tpl file but it didn't return anything. > > > > > > If I am to use the command style links (as below) then how should I > > > modify my People.tpl page? > > > > > > I understand the need to pass the criteria to the People.tpl page. I > > > don't see how the link you offered does this. I'm not too sure of how > > > forms work. Does your suggestion involve a form that needs to be > > > accounted for in People.tpl? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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:

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  1. Re: Search Command, multiple dbs, etc. --further elucidation needed (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  2. Re: Search Command, multiple dbs, etc. --further elucidation needed (Bob/Amelia McPeak 2000)
  3. Re: Search Command, multiple dbs, etc. --further elucidation needed (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  4. Re: Search Command, multiple dbs, etc. --further elucidation needed (Bob/Amelia McPeak 2000)
John--I tried this, to no avail, in my Results.tpl, as a link to People.tpl:[Author1]And then this in People.tpl:

[search db=fitpeople.db&eqAuthor1data=[Author1]]

[founditems] [/founditems] [/search] I hoped that I would pass the value for of Author1 from the products.db/Results.tpl to the People.tpl page so that the search/founditems on the People.tpl would use the passed value to find the matching record in the people.db.I'm getting the concept but I'm not proficient with the tags/contexts/commands yet. Can you show me what 's wrong with the code above? Or should I start from scratch?Thanks. Bob/Amelia McPeak wrote: > > John-- > > You are a beautiful man. That's the tutorial I was looking for. > Thanks! > > John Butler wrote: > > > > Robert I am coming in late, but here's a couple things that may help you sort it all > > out: > > > > ANY variable named anything you want can be passed from one page to another in a link > > like so- > > somepage?var1=whatever&var2=whatever2 > > > > or thru a form like so- > > > > > > (user inputs value) > > > > > > > > -another topic- > > webcat can retrieve the value of any variable at any time by putting the name of the > > var inside brackets, like so- > > [varname] > > > > this assumes you have a value for that var, like you just passed it from the previous > > page via a link or form (as just > > explained), or if you have given the var a value higher up on the same page using a > > webcat [math] or [text] context. > > > > -another topic- > > you can search a db using webcat either with a context or command. Commands are > > invoked in the link- > > > HREF=People.tpl?command=search&db=fitproducts.db&eqAuthor1data=[Author4]>[Author4] > > > > or thru a form- > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > when you use a command you just need the [founditems] loop on the next page. > > > > CONTEXTS on the other hand are invoked on the same page you put the [founditems] like > > so- > > [search db=some.db&eqAuthor1data=[Author4]] > > [founditems] > > do stuff with the record(s) found by the search > > [/founditems] > > [/search] > > > > HTH > > > > -John > > > > Robert McPeak wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your reply Mike. However, I'm still quite confused. I tried > > > using a link like you suggested on my Results.tpl page and leaving the > > > [search] context in my People.tpl file but it didn't return anything. > > > > > > If I am to use the command style links (as below) then how should I > > > modify my People.tpl page? > > > > > > I understand the need to pass the criteria to the People.tpl page. I > > > don't see how the link you offered does this. I'm not too sure of how > > > forms work. Does your suggestion involve a form that needs to be > > > accounted for in People.tpl? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Bob/Amelia McPeak

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