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RE: [mv] Newbie Search Page Question
You need to tell Minivend what field(s) you want to search. Try adding
this to your form:
<input type="hidden" name="mv-search-field" value="Description">
Then you will need to specify how to search. Check the docs for the many
possible settings.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-minivend-users@minivend.com
> [mailto:owner-minivend-users@minivend.com]On Behalf Of Miller McClure
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 10:58 PM
> To: minivend-users@minivend.com
> Subject: [mv] Newbie Search Page Question
>
>
> ****** message to minivend-users from "Miller McClure"
> <jamaicanred@earthlink.net> ******
>
> All right. This should be simple.
>
> I've got my database all set up, fifty products to start up with. I've
> messed around with the [tag] tag and [loop-field] tags. So far,
> so good. I
> have the simplest search page, I'm using it just to learn the tags and
> such --
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Pine Collection</title>
> </head>
> <body>
> <form action="[process-search]" method=post>
> <input type="text" size="25" name="mv-searchspec">
> <input type="submit" name="mv-todo" value="Search">
> </form>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> And I have the simplest results page --
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>Search Results</title>
> </head>
> <body>
>
> [search-region]
> [search-list]
> [item-code] -- [item-field Description] -- [item-field Room]<BR>
> [/search-list]
> [/search-region]
>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> However, whenever I submit a search, using an argument that I
> know exists in
> the database, the results page returns all fifty products in
> the database,
> no matter what!
>
> I know I'm probably missing something, and I've printed out the
> docs, but I
> can't figure out what's up. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Greg McClure
>
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