Re: [ic] Re-Sorting Search Results within a page

[Ed LaFrance <suppressed>]

At 10:36 AM 12/30/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> Ok. I must be thick. (Who said yes you are?!!)
>
> Anyway, after one to many sessions wading through the archives, I feel it is
> necessary to ask the question that has seemingly has never been answered!
>
> I have a results page (not results.html before anyway asks) that has a CGI
> variable passed into it. Which is then used to construct my search criteria
> like so:
>
>         [search-region more=1 search="
>                                                     co=1
>                                         op=em
>                                                     sf=shop
>                                         se=cookshop
>                                                     op=em
>                                                     sf=category
>                                         se=[scratch current_category]
>                                         ml=21"]
>
> With me so far? Well anyway, what I would like to do on this page is give an
> option to select from a drop down list options such as "Sort by price,
> manufacturer" etc...etc. Kind of like what Amazon.com and others do.
>
> Has anybody managed to do this? If so could someone please help!!!!!

All you need is a form on your results page, something like this:

<form action="[process]" method=post>
<input type=hidden name=mv_todo value=return>
<input type=hidden name=mv_nextpage value=@@MV_PAGE@@>
<select name=sort_field onChange="this.form.submit()">
[loop arg="category manufacturer price"]
        <option value="[loop-code]"
        [selected name=sort_field value="[loop-code]"]> Sort by [loop-code]
[/loop]
</select>
<input type=submit value="Sort">
</form>

...then just ad the sort_field to your search:

[search-region
        more=1
        search="
                co=1
                op=em
               sf=shop
                se=cookshop
               op=em
               sf=category
                se=[scratch current_category]
                tf=[value sort_field]
                [if value sort_field eq price]to=n[/if]
                ml=21"
]

Note that I kludged in numeric sorting for the price field only - the 
default sort type is alpha, I believe.

- Ed L.


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