[ic] How to search ranges with drop down list?

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (Schuyler W Langdon)]

> > Hi.. I'm using 4.8.6 with foundation. In the docs, I see the following
> > example of range searching.
> >
> >   <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="mv_range_look" VALUE="price">
> >         Search on Price
> >     Min <SELECT NAME="mv_range_min">
> >              <OPTION value=0 SELECTED> Free
> >              <OPTION value=1000000> $1,000,000
> >              <OPTION value=10000000> $10,000,000
> >              <OPTION value=20000000> $20,000,000
> >              <OPTION value=40000000> $40,000,000
> >         </SELECT><BR>
> >     Max <SELECT NAME="mv_range_max">
> >             <OPTION value=0 SELECTED> no object
> >             <OPTION value=1000000> $1,000,000
> >             <OPTION value=10000000> $10,000,000
> >             <OPTION value=20000000> $20,000,000
> >             <OPTION value=40000000> $40,000,000
> >         </SELECT>
> >
> >
> > I want instead a single dropdown list from which I can select preset
> > ranges (like 1000-2000, 2001-3000). Can anyone think of a way to do
> > this? I've tried many things that don't work....
> >
> > DB
>
>
> Have the search page just be a basic form input, then build and process
your
> search on your results page. So on your search page, among other things
you
> would have:
>
>      Min <SELECT NAME="range">
>               <OPTION value=0 SELECTED> Free
>               <OPTION value=range_a> $1,000,000 - $10,000,000
>               <OPTION value=range_b> $10,000,000 - 20,000,000
>               <OPTION value=range_c> $20,000,000 - $40,000,000
>          </SELECT>
>
>
>
> then on your results page you could:
>  [search-region
>          more=1
>          search="
>          st=db
>          rl=price
> [if value range eq range_a] [then]
>    rn=1000000
>          rx=20000000
>
> [elsif value range eq range_b]
>    rn=20000000
>          rx=40000000
>
> .....and so on
>
> You can integrate this if-else into a "shell" loop-search to just control
> the ranges. I have changed all my searches to be collect-input-page to
> search-processing-page, I think it really gives you more control.
>
> If you are going to throw in other search specs, you might want to change
> from a range search to a co=yes and have several =< and => entries. you
know
> what I mean :)
>
> Paul
>

With this method you'd probably want to make your option values something
like "500:1000" and split this in the custom search page for your min and
max values instead of hard coding them.

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Schuyler Langdon
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