SID-00920: Dynamic search string

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	5.0.0	Perl version:
Category:	CategoryJavaScript	Server OS:	CentOS	Last update:	15 years ago

I'm trying to allow the user to specify a query search. My strategy was to create an input form that would pass the query fields via URL parameters. Then javascript would assemble them into a query string "Subject ~ 'test' AND Name ~ 'John'" and pass them to %SEARCH{}%. However, try as I might, I cannot get the assembled query into %SEARCH{}%. I can't figure out how to set a TWIKI variable from within JavaScript, and when I pass the query string as a URL parameter the quotes are turned into URL codes and mess up the search. Haven't been able to find any solutions on the web. Suggestions? -djs

-- DavidSturman - 2010-08-01

Discussion and Answer

I figured it out. I can either use the method in the TWikiInstallation topic, or make sure that I use %URLPARAM{}% with encode="quote". The latter solved my problem of URL character codes in my search string.

-- DavidSturman - 2010-08-01

I am glad it worked out. Yep, use URLPARAM to glue a filter form and SEARCH together for an AND query.

-- PeterThoeny - 2010-08-05

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