Question

I am trying to create a multi-level bulleted list out of search results. I have a bunch of topics with metadata and want to create a table of contents of sorts based on the metadata. e.g. Each topic contains Location (Chicago, Boston, NY, etc.) and Type (Server, Infrastructure, ...) variables and I want the search results to look like this:

• Chicago
  • Server
    • Foo
    • Bar
  • Infrasctucture
    • CRAC1
• Boston
  • Server

I tried doing some stuff with SpreadSheetPlugin, loading results into a variable through LISTUNIQUE and trying to display it through LISTMAP but it didn't interpret the formatting.

%CALC{ $SET(types,%SEARCH{ "Type.*?value=" scope="text" regex="on" nosearch="on" nototal="on" casesensitive="on" format="$formfield(Type)" separator=","}%)}%

%CALC{$LISTMAP("   * $item",$LISTUNIQUE($GET(types)))}%

Is this even possible without writing a plugin?

Thanks.

Bill

Environment

-- BillGunter - 20 Jan 2005

Answer

Could you give a couple of examples of what is in the topics?

-- SamHasler - 21 Jan 2005

...or setup some sample pages in the Sandbox wiki

-- WillNorris - 21 Jan 2005

Have you looked at FormattedSearch#Nested_Search? Seems to me that this might get you most of the way where you want to go...

-- LynnwoodBrown - 21 Jan 2005