Re: one click searches including spaces

[Frank Miedreich <miedreich@acm.org>]

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>* Markus M&#252;ller (mueller@ass-software.de) [23.06.99 18:55]:
>> I use the follwing one click search in one of my projects:
>>
>> http://SERVER/cgi-bin/gvr.cgi/scan/su=yes/co=yes/se=XXX/sf=BRANCHE/op=eq/se=
>> A/sf=MITGLIED/op==~/sp=results/ml=2000/mm=2000
>>
>> This works fine, but if se= includes spaces (%20) it doesn't. exapmle:
>>
>> http://SERVER/cgi-bin/gvr.cgi/scan/su=yes/co=yes/se=XX%20XX/sf=BRANCHE/op=eq
>> /se=A/sf=MITGLIED/op==~/sp=results/ml=2000/mm=2000
>>
>> How can I fix this ??
>
>I also had this problem. I was using MV-Tags to generate a search-link
>([item-field category] or similar). I suggested my customer to only have
>categories without spaces ;-).
>
>
>     Balu

Hi,

my solution in a recent project was to introduce a seperate category
database using numeric IDs as the database code. Use the code in the
products db and look up the description for display. This will also allow
for easy builds of category select fields, makes localization easier, and
you can use arbitrary characters in the category description.

fm

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Frank Miedreich
Max-Planck-Institut fuer psychologische Forschung