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customize search input and search result page/form for a single database search over the web

Asked by: masmatc

Hi there,

i) i have a search form "$$SearchWorkInProgress" for a single database search over the web = input form
ii) and a search result form "$$SearchTemplate for ForSearchAllDoc" = result page /output form

in my input form i have diff fields (say plant, cust, report type) and also have the general search form fields such as Max Results, word variants, sort, fuzzy search. Along with that i have hidden fields (BuildQuery, SaveOptions, $$Return) and  "click to Search" button with the following value in client Formula for "click to Search" button.

@Command([FileSave]);
@Command([FileCloseWindow])

i'm opening this form using http://xxxxx/xx/xxxxx.nsf/$$SearchWorkInProgress?OpenForm

so far so good...it is working fine like it is displaying the search results according to the selected parameters.

Now i like to add the following in my result page/output page...and at this point i donot know how, need your help:

a) first only like to display top 15 results on the result page/output form .

b) it should display at the top of the result page ..."Total Number of hits/document found = xxxxx"

c) it should display at the top of the result page ..."you have searched for = xxxxx = i think i need to Concatenate the values of the user selected fields from input form"

d) i have also added two images for "NEXT" and "PREV" on the result form/output page, now want to make then active/hotspot so that when user click on them it should display the next set of results.

e) if no match/ no documents found according to the query parameters then it should display on the result page/output page "No document found"...and same for the "NEXT" and "PREV" images like if there is no other result set to display then it should say No more docs available according to your search.

Using Domino designer 7 and ie 6 please let me know...thanks

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2008-04-07 at 08:39:16ID23301694
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by: qwaleteePosted on 2008-04-07 at 10:56:05ID: 21299084

The original query is in a field named QUERY on th eresults form. The # items found is in a field named COUNT. For your "paed" results, see help topic, "Using Next and Previous buttons or hotspots with Start and Count parameters:"

If you are using Start and Count parameters you can include Next and Previous buttons or hotspots to enable users to navigate between pages of results. Both parameters must be used if you are using navigational buttons.
  1.      Open your customized results form and place buttons or hotspots labeled Next and Previous where you want them to appear on the form.
  2.      For the button or hotpsot labeled Next, write a formula that will advance the user forward one page.
  3.      For the button or hotspot labeled Previous, write a formula that will take the user back one page.
Example of a formula for a Next button or hotspot
@If(Hits >= Count; @URLOpen("/" + @Subset(@DbName; -1) + "/" + SearchView + "?SearchView&Query=" + @ReplaceSubstring(Query; " "; "+") + "&Start=" + @Text(Start+Hits) + "&Count=" + @Text(Count) + "&SearchOrder="+@Text(SearchOrder) +"&SearchWV="+@If(SearchVw = 0;"FALSE";"TRUE")+"&SearchThesaurus="+@If(SearchThesaurus = 0;"FALSE";"TRUE") + "&SearchMax=" + @Text(SearchMax)); "")
Example of a formula for a Previous button or hotspot
@If(Start > Count; @URLOpen("/" + @Subset(@DbName; -1) + "/" +SearchView + "?SearchView&Query=" + @ReplaceSubstring(Query; " "; "+") + "&Start=" + @Text(Start-Count) + "&Count=" + @Text(Count) + "&SearchOrder="+@Text(SearchOrder) +"&SearchWV="+@If(SearchVw = 0;"FALSE";"TRUE")+"&SearchThesaurus="+@If(SearchThesaurus = 0;"FALSE";"TRUE") + "&SearchMax=" + @Text(SearchMax)); "")
Tip  To avoid syntax errors, use @ReplaceSubstring(Query; "" ' "+") to replace all of the spaces in your query with plus signs (+).

 

by: masmatcPosted on 2008-04-09 at 06:19:15ID: 21314524

qwaletee:

thank you...sorry i was dragged away from this...i will try your provided formula/tips and help topics and will let you know.

 

by: masmatcPosted on 2009-10-28 at 10:15:35ID: 31446642

Thank you!

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