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Re: unusual search problem
This WebDNA talk-list message is from
1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20698
interpreted = N
texte = Why don't you use [convertchars db=yourconversions.db] and make %20translate into + ???That would most possible do a very simple workaround;-)Take care out there, it's a djungle!/Martin>Here's something that may or may not have a solution:>>1- I'm creating a bunch of these parameters:>>>>by using a search/founditems context on the search page -- to allow tusers>to check off as many brandnames as they wish in their searches. In other>words, the search must retrieve records having one *OR* more of the>brandnames checked -- the *whole* brand name, not just part of it, because>some of the brand names have common characters in them.>>2- On the results page, I'm using this search context:>>[search otherparameters&wofieldNamedatarq=[formvariables>name=brandname&exact=F][url][value][/url]+[/formvariables]]>>There's only one problem with this technique: The actual search string>created by this code makes the plus signs into %20, and that screws up>my searches. Here is the parameter created by this code when I check two>of the checkboxes:>>&wofieldNamedatarq=US%20West%20GTE%20>>... but what I *wanted* for this parameter is:>>US%20WEST+GTE+>>So why is webcat replacing + with %20? The plus sign is NOT inside the>url context, so shouldn't it be passed as is, without being changed into>%20?>>Is this a bug?>Is there a work-around available?>>Sincerely,>Ken Grome>808-737-6499>WebDNA Solutions>mailto:ken@webdna.net>http://www.webdna.netKonsulentfirmaet Bech.dkDynamic HTML, WebDNA programming, Lasso & Filemaker Pro developement
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Why don't you use [convertchars db=yourconversions.db] and make %20translate into + ???That would most possible do a very simple workaround;-)Take care out there, it's a djungle!/Martin>Here's something that may or may not have a solution:>>1- I'm creating a bunch of these parameters:>>>>by using a search/founditems context on the search page -- to allow tusers>to check off as many brandnames as they wish in their searches. In other>words, the search must retrieve records having one *OR* more of the>brandnames checked -- the *whole* brand name, not just part of it, because>some of the brand names have common characters in them.>>2- On the results page, I'm using this search context:>>[search otherparameters&wofieldNamedatarq=[formvariables>name=brandname&exact=F][url][value][/url]+[/formvariables]]>>There's only one problem with this technique: The actual search string>created by this code makes the plus signs into %20, and that screws up>my searches. Here is the parameter created by this code when I check two>of the checkboxes:>>&wofieldNamedatarq=US%20West%20GTE%20>>... but what I *wanted* for this parameter is:>>US%20WEST+GTE+>>So why is webcat replacing + with %20? The plus sign is NOT inside the>url context, so shouldn't it be passed as is, without being changed into>%20?>>Is this a bug?>Is there a work-around available?>>Sincerely,>Ken Grome>808-737-6499>WebDNA Solutions>mailto:ken@webdna.net>http://www.webdna.netKonsulentfirmaet Bech.dkDynamic HTML, WebDNA programming, Lasso & Filemaker Pro developement
Martin Gertz Bech
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