Duplicating search functionality?

Hugh_Mackay

Had a request to look into removing the search bar etc and creating a new simpler one (just text box and Go button) in a different part of the page in an appearance.I had thought I could just create a javascript method to construct a url to call the request handler passing it the search term. The whole search functionality seems a fair bit more complicated than I expected it to be.Can anyone recommend a way forward for this? Is my initial idea possible without some serious work?

Roger_Duplin

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Hello Hugh,

 

  I made a very basic search form as atest for the 9.5, and I don’t think it would take much work to expand onit.  Just put it in an appearance or customview:

 

  <form method=GET action=""style="display: inline;">

    <input type=text name=where1size=20>

    <input type=hidden name=funcvalue=search>

    <input type=hidden name=outputvalue=html>

    <input type=submit value=Search>

  </form>

 

- Roger

 

 

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Duplicating search functionality?

Posted by hmackay (Mackay, Hugh) on 06/26/2007 11:12 AM

 

Had a request to look into removing the search bar etc and creating a new simpler one (just text box and Go button) in a different part of the page in an appearance. I had thought I could just create a javascript method to construct a url to call the request handler passing it the search term. The whole search functionality seems a fair bit more complicated than I expected it to be. Can anyone recommend a way forward for this? Is my initial idea possible without some serious work?