[FX.php List] links to refine search

[biscuit technologies]

Hi Nick,
I thought something like that would work, but it doesn't. I'm guessing I've
got something wrong somewhere, but I'm not sure where.

here's the form and the link as html:

<form action="databases.php" method="post">
<table>
<tr><td><input type="text" size=1 name="<?php echo
'cfDatabaseNameFirstLetter' ?>" value=""></td><td align="left">(database by
first letter)</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" size=12 name="<?php echo 'Database' ?>"
value=""></td><td align="left">(database)</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" size=12 name="<?php echo
'Vendors_ALL_by_Database::Vendor' ?>" value=""></td><td
align="left">(vendor)</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2">
<input type="submit" name="currentQuery" value="Find Database and/or
Vendor"> or <input type="submit" name="currentQuery" value="Show
All..."></td></tr></table>
</form>
</p>
<p>Find by First Letter of DB name: <a
href="databases.php?cfDatabaseNameFirstLetter=a">A</a></p>

The search for cfDatabaseNameFirstLetter works for any letter in the form,
but never as a coded string.

- David

2008/7/16 Nick <whatdoyouwant at gmail.com>:

> an example of your form would be helpful.
> i'll try to explain without it, though:
>
> you have a <form method="get" action="list.php">
> <input type="radio" name="choice" value="A" />
> <input type="radio" name="choice" value="B" />
> <input type="radio" name="choice" value="C" />
> <input type="submit" />
> </form>
>
> well the above form would be the same as doing this: <a
> href="list.php?choice=A">Click here for A</a>
>
> in the PHP the variable would be $_GET['choice'] and it would have your
> value of A B or C or whatever
>
> does that help?
>
> 2008/7/16 biscuit technologies <biscuit.tech at gmail.com>:
>
>> Hi,
>> Can someone suggest the best way to go about creating the following
>> functionality:
>> I have a default found set of over 1500 records and want to provide links
>> to items that begin with specific letters in the alphabet for easy
>> navigation.
>>
>> In Filemaker I've created a new field that calculates the first letter of
>> the item and in my PHP I've created a form which successfully searches that
>> field and returns the right results (search for A returns a group of records
>> with the only the items that start with A). I've gotten the raw XML URL
>> figured out to see that it works, but I'm having a hard time figuring out
>> what the HTML URL syntax needs to be.
>>
>> What I'd like to do, but so far haven't been able to figure out, is have a
>> series of links:
>> go to items that begin with A
>> go to items that begin with B
>> go to items that begin with C
>> and have these links essentially perform the same find as in my form.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David
>>
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