[ic] how to range search

[Jonathan Clark]

> > I can't figure out how to do a price range search ie. any price between
> > $300.00 - $1000.00
> > I got a few bits and pieces from the mailing list but can't put
> > it together.
> >
> > This is from my advancedsearch.html file.  Not much has changed
> > besides the
> > extra lines
> > that I've entered for the Price Range.
> >
> > <form action="[area search]" method="post">
> > <input type=hidden name=mv_profile value=asearch>
> > <input type=hidden name=ml value=20>
> > Keyword(s) <input class="textbox2" type=text name=mv_searchspec size=38
> > maxlength=30>
> >
> > Price Range
> > <input type=text class="textbox2" name=mv_range_min value="" size="15">
> > to
> > <input type=text class="textbox2" name=mv_range_max value="" size="15">
> >
> > </form>
> >
> > do I need to use this instead?  ...which I tried but no cigar as it only
> > returns 137 items with wrong th price range.
> > <input type=hidden name=op value=">=">
> > <input type=hidden name=nu value="1">
> > <input type=text class="textbox2" name=mv_searchspec value="" size="15">
> >
> > <input type=hidden name=op value="<=">
> > <input type=hidden name=nu value="1">
> > <input type=text class="textbox2" name=mv_searchspec value="" size="15">
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dennis
>
> You need to use "rl" for the first one -> "mv_range_look" and point it to
> the correct field (ie: price). The second one I think is better
> but you will
> need to look up coordinated and joined searches in the docs for
> the correct
> usage ;)

I would go for a coordinated search. The important thing for these is that
all bits must be stacked or it ceases to be coordinated:

co=1

se= <first input>
sf=price
op='>='
nu=1

se= <second input>
sf=price
op='<='
nu=1

in other words, this would break if you only had one sf= and no longer be a
coordinated search.

good luck!

Jonathan
Webmaint.