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Re: Dynamic selection of

sottwell — Mar 26, 2012, 05:53 AM

Here's one way to have a select drop-down that will maintain the user's selection while showing search results on the same page.

And in the config file:

$dcfg['parents'] = $_POST['parents'];
$modx->setPlaceholder("as.selected", $_POST['parents']);

Re: Dynamic selection of

sottwell — Mar 23, 2012, 07:20 AM

I got it!

Create a form with the addition of a select drop-down whose values are the IDs of the parent resources:


    
    
          
    
   
        
  
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Create a custom config file and put it in the ajaxSearch/configs folder:

$dcfg['parents'] = $_POST['parents'];

And call AjaxSearch:

[!AjaxSearch? &config=`one` &ajaxSearch=`0` &advSearch=`exactphrase` &showInputForm=`1` &tplInput=`asAdvSearchInput`!]

Re: Dynamic selection of

sottwell — Mar 22, 2012, 05:44 PM

Ah, that explains several hours of frustration. I thought I was being particularly stupid by not understanding how those "examples" worked. I was just mistaken in the purpose of the examples, thinking they were to explain how to configure AjaxSearch.

Re: Dynamic selection of

coroico — Mar 22, 2012, 04:49 PM

But there's no source for the config files used, just the snippet call and the chunk tpls.

This is right. The main reason is that each solution depends of the search form elements and require to be adapted to each specific needs.
So I never explained how the config could be used and I provided these kind of developments, only, as a development services.

Re: Dynamic selection of

sottwell — Mar 22, 2012, 03:39 PM

Yes, I have been looking at those examples. But there's no source for the config files used, just the snippet call and the chunk tpls. Likewise the "toolbox" snippets, no code?

Re: Dynamic selection of

coroico — Mar 22, 2012, 11:26 AM

Something like this : http://www.evo.wangba.fr/index.php?id=255

or like this : http://www.evo.wangba.fr/index.php?id=256

This two demos have been done by customizing ajaxSearch through the config file.

Dynamic selection of "parents"

sottwell — Mar 22, 2012, 09:44 AM

Ok, here's another question. I have four containers, and I want the user to be able to select a container to act as the "parent" for the search. Can this be done?