[ic] filtering search results or refining results or searching within results

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (Aaron Hazelton)]

Jeff Dafoe wrote:
> 
> > Probably the best way to do it is to use 
> $Session->{last_search}. But you
> > have to do that at the very top of the page if you want to make sure
> > you get the one that came in via the form.
> 
>     A quick look in the archive reveals that you have 
> answered this question
> multiple times... oops.  I did look extensively before 
> asking, hopefully my
> subject line will help others have better success at finding it in the
> archive.
>     The $Session->{last_search} worked great, I throw it into 
> a scratch
> variable at the _very_ top of the results page.  Then, when 
> the user selects
> the type of result filter he wants, I use a horrific piece of 
> code I wrote
> to modify the search parameters and then re-issue the 
> modified search via
> bounce.  The whole concept resulted in exactly the desired results.
> 
> 
> Jeff
> 

hey jeff, this sounds like a great feature and I have actually thought
about doing this recently, would you mind posting your code of 
how you did it ?  

thanks,
Aaron