[FX.php List] Google-Like search?

[Joel Shapiro]

Hey Jonathan

How would you do it just within FMP?

If there are lots of fields and/or lots of data, I'd probably script  
a find within FMP where users input their search criteria into a  
global field and then the "Find" script would do a multiple-request  
Find -- so I'd probably do the same thing on the Web.  If there are  
just a few fields or not too much data in them, a concatenated calc  
field would probably be easier.

-Joel


On Nov 30, 2008, at 12:56 PM, Derrick Fogle wrote:

> I've used #1, but only when I could have that one combined field  
> indexable (no related data). Any possibility you could just  
> leverage Google and let them index your data site?
>
> On Nov 30, 2008, at 2:49 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Have been running into web users who don't quite understand the  
>> the "one-search-field-per-data-column" approach that I often  
>> implement. They seem to be wanting for a single filed search, ala  
>> Google.
>>
>> I can think of two approaches:
>> 	1) Combining fields in FMP and searching this new mega-field.  
>> Could get ugly.
>> 	2) Issuing multiple fx.php searched and combining.  This doesn't  
>> smell right, though.
>>
>> Anyone else approached this challenge?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jonathan
>> -- 
>> Jonathan Schwartz
>> Exit 445 Group
>> jonathan at exit445.com
>> http://www.exit445.com
>> 415-370-5011
>> _______________________________________________
>> FX.php_List mailing list
>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>
>
> Derrick
>
> _______________________________________________
> FX.php_List mailing list
> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list