Re: [IUG] advanced keyword and quick search box with limits

[Ted Waller <wallert at meredith dot edu>]

Thanks to Bob and Andrew for providing good, simple solutions to this issue.  And thanks, Steve for confirming my hypothesis that some serious JS crunching is also a valid approach. The listserv has saved my bacon again.

Ted Waller
Meredith College

-----Original Message-----
> From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org 
> [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Bob Duncan
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:48 AM
> To: IUG INNOPAC List
> Subject: Re: [IUG] advanced keyword and quick search box with limits
>
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:35:49 -0700
>  "Welch, Andrew" <AWelch at auroragov dot org> wrote:

> >> I think you're missing a couple of variables in your search string.
> >>First, you need a searchscope value; when I remove this from 
>   
> a regular  

> >>advanced keyword search in your catalog, the limiting is lost as well.
> >> 
> >> input type='hidden' name='searchscope' value='3'
> >> 
> >> To add limits, use 'searchlimits' like this:
> >> 
> >> input type='hidden' name='searchlimits' value='m=g'
> >> 
> >> You can also combine limits, like so:
> >> 
> >> input type='hidden' name='searchlimits' value='m=g&b=cvz'
> >> 
> >> These work in our catalog, and when I plug them into a search string 
> >> in your catalog, they also function.  Give them a try in 
>   
> your form and 

> >> see what happens. Good luck!
>   
>
> Another possibility is to fall back to the "old" index search 
> form syntax:
>
> <form method="get" action="http://library.meredith.edu/search/X";;>
> Video Search: <input type="text" name="SEARCH" size="48" /> 
> <input type="submit" value="Search" /> <input type="hidden" 
> name="m" value="g"> </form>
>
> Bob Duncan
>
>
> ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~
> Robert E. Duncan
> Systems Librarian
> David Bishop Skillman Library
> Lafayette College
> Easton, PA  18042
> duncanr at lafayette dot edu
> http://www.library.lafayette.edu/





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