[ic] coordinated searches including a profile? (or: using scratch variables in a search)

[Doug Alcorn]

I have seen two questions about this in the minivend mailing list
archive that went (apparently) unanswered.  Basically I have defined a
search profile earlier in the page.  I can perform the [area scan...]
if I hard code all the parameters.  I can perform the scan if I just
use my profile. I can't scan if I use a profile with any other
condition.  Here's what I have:

[seti myprofile]
        sf=addl_category
        se=[scratch model]
[/seti]
<form action="[area href="scan" arg="
        fi=products
        st=db
        co=yes
        mp=myprofile
        sf=category
        se=batteries"]" method="post">
...
        <input type="submit">
</form>

What I get back is from the results page, "No match for 'batteries
MITSG100'" (where MITSG100 is the value of [scratch model]).  However,
I do have a product that meets those two criteria.  If I do a select
at the mysql prompt I can get the product listed.  I know that the
link is being generated correctly.  I get
'http://....../scan/fi=products/st=db/co=yes/sf=addl_category/se=MITSG100/sf=category/se=batteries.html'.
 In fact, If I code it like this:

<form action="[area href="scan" arg="
        fi=products
        st=db
        co=yes
        sf=addl_category
        se=MITSG100
        sf=category
        se=batteries"]" method="post">

It works like a champ!  The exact same url is generated.  I don't get
what's going on here.  Any clues?
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