RE: How to Allow a Doesn't Matter Variable in a Search?
Well if it doesn't matter just don't pass the parameter have it set with a value of "" and then when you run the query CFIF parameter IS "YES"where hottub = Yes/CFIFetc that way if they pass the parameter blank it won't include it in the search, hence pulling up records that do and/or don't include hottubs. Is that what you mean? If not let me know. Kelly -Original Message- From: P@tty Ayers [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: How to Allow a "Doesn't Matter" Variable in a Search? Friends: Can anyone help with this problem I'm stuck on? Not sure if this is a simple one or not, but in any case I'll sure be delighted to get it working. This set of pages allows the user to search a set of records using 9 search objects. Four of those are for searching yes/no (1/0) fields in the Access2000 database. For the four search fields which search yes/no columns, I want them to choose either "This doesn't matter - don't include this in the search" OR "Include only records with "yes" (1) in this column. They need to be able to specify that they want to see only rental properties that have a hot tub, or else that this doesn't matter to them. Obviously this differs from offering the choice between "Include only records with 'yes' in this column" and "Include only records with 'no' in this column", which is *not* what I need to do here. This could be done with checkboxes or a menu - but I can't figure out how to allow that "This doesn't matter" search parameter. Thanks very much in advance for your help! P@tty Ayers Macromedia Evangelist Dreamweaver Resources, FAQs, and Tutorials: http://www.thepattysite.com/dreamweaver/ P@tty's ColdFusion Site http://carolina.cf-developer.net Carolina Web Solutions http://www.carolinawebsolutions.com "Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognise it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes." - D. H. Lawrence "Well-behaved women seldom make history." - Anonymous ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: How to Allow a Doesn't Matter Variable in a Search?
If you have a checkbox for the 'Don't Matter' or dont include, then assign it a value then in the WHERE clause of the SQL test the value and if it is one of those cases, do not include it in the SQL Something along the lines of: Select * From MyTable cfif NOT isdefined(checkboxdontmatter) Where checkboxresults = 1 /cfif -Original Message- From: P@tty Ayers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: How to Allow a "Doesn't Matter" Variable in a Search? Friends: Can anyone help with this problem I'm stuck on? Not sure if this is a simple one or not, but in any case I'll sure be delighted to get it working. This set of pages allows the user to search a set of records using 9 search objects. Four of those are for searching yes/no (1/0) fields in the Access2000 database. For the four search fields which search yes/no columns, I want them to choose either "This doesn't matter - don't include this in the search" OR "Include only records with "yes" (1) in this column. They need to be able to specify that they want to see only rental properties that have a hot tub, or else that this doesn't matter to them. Obviously this differs from offering the choice between "Include only records with 'yes' in this column" and "Include only records with 'no' in this column", which is *not* what I need to do here. This could be done with checkboxes or a menu - but I can't figure out how to allow that "This doesn't matter" search parameter. Thanks very much in advance for your help! P@tty Ayers Macromedia Evangelist Dreamweaver Resources, FAQs, and Tutorials: http://www.thepattysite.com/dreamweaver/ P@tty's ColdFusion Site http://carolina.cf-developer.net Carolina Web Solutions http://www.carolinawebsolutions.com "Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognise it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes." - D. H. Lawrence "Well-behaved women seldom make history." - Anonymous ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: How to Allow a Doesn't Matter Variable in a Search?
Why not use radio inputs? This way you can have something like this... Search for properties with... HotTub? input type="radio" name="hottub" vaule="" Not Important. input type="radio" name="hottub" vaule="1" I Need a Hottub! Pool? input type="radio" name="pool" vaule="" Not Important. input type="radio" name="pool" vaule="1" I Need a Pool! Validate on the second page... CFQUERY datasource="blah" SELECT * FROM Listings WHERE 1 = 1 // get's around having a default WHERE Clause to start with. CFIF form.hottub NEQ "" AND hottub = 1 /CFIF CFIF form.pool NEQ "" AND pool = 1 /CFIF ORDER BY ListingID /CFQUERY Or whatever Jeff Garza Web Developer/Webmaster Spectrum Astro, Inc. 480.892.8200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.spectrumastro.com -Original Message- From: P@tty Ayers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:31 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: How to Allow a "Doesn't Matter" Variable in a Search? Friends: Can anyone help with this problem I'm stuck on? Not sure if this is a simple one or not, but in any case I'll sure be delighted to get it working. This set of pages allows the user to search a set of records using 9 search objects. Four of those are for searching yes/no (1/0) fields in the Access2000 database. For the four search fields which search yes/no columns, I want them to choose either "This doesn't matter - don't include this in the search" OR "Include only records with "yes" (1) in this column. They need to be able to specify that they want to see only rental properties that have a hot tub, or else that this doesn't matter to them. Obviously this differs from offering the choice between "Include only records with 'yes' in this column" and "Include only records with 'no' in this column", which is *not* what I need to do here. This could be done with checkboxes or a menu - but I can't figure out how to allow that "This doesn't matter" search parameter. Thanks very much in advance for your help! P@tty Ayers Macromedia Evangelist Dreamweaver Resources, FAQs, and Tutorials: http://www.thepattysite.com/dreamweaver/ P@tty's ColdFusion Site http://carolina.cf-developer.net Carolina Web Solutions http://www.carolinawebsolutions.com "Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognise it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes." - D. H. Lawrence "Well-behaved women seldom make history." - Anonymous ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: How to Allow a Doesn't Matter Variable in a Search?
just set a condition to not do a WHERE statement in your SQL if they choose "it don't matter" - Original Message - From: P@tty Ayers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 11:30 AM Subject: How to Allow a "Doesn't Matter" Variable in a Search? Friends: Can anyone help with this problem I'm stuck on? Not sure if this is a simple one or not, but in any case I'll sure be delighted to get it working. This set of pages allows the user to search a set of records using 9 search objects. Four of those are for searching yes/no (1/0) fields in the Access2000 database. For the four search fields which search yes/no columns, I want them to choose either "This doesn't matter - don't include this in the search" OR "Include only records with "yes" (1) in this column. They need to be able to specify that they want to see only rental properties that have a hot tub, or else that this doesn't matter to them. Obviously this differs from offering the choice between "Include only records with 'yes' in this column" and "Include only records with 'no' in this column", which is *not* what I need to do here. This could be done with checkboxes or a menu - but I can't figure out how to allow that "This doesn't matter" search parameter. Thanks very much in advance for your help! P@tty Ayers Macromedia Evangelist Dreamweaver Resources, FAQs, and Tutorials: http://www.thepattysite.com/dreamweaver/ P@tty's ColdFusion Site http://carolina.cf-developer.net Carolina Web Solutions http://www.carolinawebsolutions.com "Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognise it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes." - D. H. Lawrence "Well-behaved women seldom make history." - Anonymous ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
RE: How to Allow a Doesn't Matter Variable in a Search?
if you use checkboxes for the selections, use isDefined() on your action
page. if the checkbox for that selection is defined, include it in your
where clause
ex:
SELECT
WHERE
CFIF isDefined("FORM.hottub")
AND hottub field is yes
/CFIF
chris olive, cio
cresco technologies
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.crescotech.com
-Original Message-
From: P@tty Ayers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:31 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: How to Allow a "Doesn't Matter" Variable in a Search?
Friends: Can anyone help with this problem I'm stuck on? Not sure if this
is a simple one or not, but in any case I'll sure be delighted to get it
working.
This set of pages allows the user to search a set of records using 9 search
objects. Four of those are for searching yes/no (1/0) fields in the
Access2000 database.
For the four search fields which search yes/no columns, I want them to
choose either "This doesn't matter - don't include this in the search" OR
"Include only records with "yes" (1) in this column. They need to be able to
specify that they want to see only rental properties that have a hot tub, or
else that this doesn't matter to them.
Obviously this differs from offering the choice between "Include only
records with 'yes' in this column" and "Include only records with 'no' in
this column", which is *not* what I need to do here.
This could be done with checkboxes or a menu - but I can't figure out how to
allow that "This doesn't matter" search parameter.
Thanks very much in advance for your help!
P@tty Ayers
Macromedia Evangelist
Dreamweaver Resources, FAQs, and Tutorials:
http://www.thepattysite.com/dreamweaver/
P@tty's ColdFusion Site
http://carolina.cf-developer.net
Carolina Web Solutions
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various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You
recognise it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your
bones, as well as with your eyes." - D. H. Lawrence
"Well-behaved women seldom make history." - Anonymous
~~
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RE: How to Allow a Doesn't Matter Variable in a Search?
Patty -- Checkboxes might solve your problem 'cuz they only get passed as form values if they're *checked.* Therefore, your query could simply string together only the passed checkboxes for the Boolean case you describe below. The user says 'This doesn't matter' by simply not checking a particular box. Hope this helps, Alec -Original Message- From: P@tty Ayers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: How to Allow a "Doesn't Matter" Variable in a Search? Friends: Can anyone help with this problem I'm stuck on? Not sure if this is a simple one or not, but in any case I'll sure be delighted to get it working. This set of pages allows the user to search a set of records using 9 search objects. Four of those are for searching yes/no (1/0) fields in the Access2000 database. For the four search fields which search yes/no columns, I want them to choose either "This doesn't matter - don't include this in the search" OR "Include only records with "yes" (1) in this column. They need to be able to specify that they want to see only rental properties that have a hot tub, or else that this doesn't matter to them. Obviously this differs from offering the choice between "Include only records with 'yes' in this column" and "Include only records with 'no' in this column", which is *not* what I need to do here. This could be done with checkboxes or a menu - but I can't figure out how to allow that "This doesn't matter" search parameter. Thanks very much in advance for your help! P@tty Ayers Macromedia Evangelist Dreamweaver Resources, FAQs, and Tutorials: http://www.thepattysite.com/dreamweaver/ P@tty's ColdFusion Site http://carolina.cf-developer.net Carolina Web Solutions http://www.carolinawebsolutions.com "Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognise it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes." - D. H. Lawrence "Well-behaved women seldom make history." - Anonymous ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: How to Allow a Doesn't Matter Variable in a Search?
For each dropdown box or checkbox, have 3 choices: Y = Yes - I need this N = No - I do not want this D = Doesn't matter When you go to set up the sql statment, do something like: Select col1,col2,col3,etcfrom amenities Where (1=1) cfif hottubs is not 'D' And ( hottubs = #hottubs# ) /cfif cfif minibar is not 'D' And ( minibar = #minibar# ) /cfif the 1=1 is there in case they pick doesn't matter for all of the choices - so you don't trigger an error. Just do this for each field. Al a1webs.com This set of pages allows the user to search a set of records using 9 search objects. Four of those are for searching yes/no (1/0) fields in the Access2000 database. For the four search fields which search yes/no columns, I want them to choose either "This doesn't matter - don't include this in the search" OR "Include only records with "yes" (1) in this column. They need to be able to specify that they want to see only rental properties that have a hot tub, or else that this doesn't matter to them. Obviously this differs from offering the choice between "Include only records with 'yes' in this column" and "Include only records with 'no' in this column", which is *not* what I need to do here. This could be done with checkboxes or a menu - but I can't figure out how to allow that "This doesn't matter" search parameter. Thanks very much in advance for your help! ~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
Re: How to Allow a Doesn't Matter Variable in a Search?
The easiest way would be to simply _not_ include that field in the
WHERE clause of your query. The default characteristic of HTML
checkboxes helps because, if no elements for the checkbox group
are 'checked' or given default values then the variable is not passed
to the ACTION target.
SELECT *
FROM Properties
WHERE ... CFIF isDefined("FORM.Hottub")AND HOTTUB = FORM.Hottub/CFIF
Steve
- Original Message -
From: "P@tty Ayers" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2001 1:30 pm
Subject: How to Allow a "Doesn't Matter" Variable in a Search?
Friends: Can anyone help with this problem I'm stuck on? Not sure
if this
is a simple one or not, but in any case I'll sure be delighted to
get it
working.
This set of pages allows the user to search a set of records using
9 search
objects. Four of those are for searching yes/no (1/0) fields in the
Access2000 database.
For the four search fields which search yes/no columns, I want
them to
choose either "This doesn't matter - don't include this in the
search" OR
"Include only records with "yes" (1) in this column. They need to
be able to
specify that they want to see only rental properties that have a
hot tub, or
else that this doesn't matter to them.
Obviously this differs from offering the choice between "Include only
records with 'yes' in this column" and "Include only records with
'no' in
this column", which is *not* what I need to do here.
This could be done with checkboxes or a menu - but I can't figure
out how to
allow that "This doesn't matter" search parameter.
Thanks very much in advance for your help!
P@tty Ayers
Macromedia Evangelist
Dreamweaver Resources, FAQs, and Tutorials:
http://www.thepattysite.com/dreamweaver/
P@tty's ColdFusion Site
http://carolina.cf-developer.net
Carolina Web Solutions
http://www.carolinawebsolutions.com
"Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various
things,various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a
design. You
recognise it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood
and your
bones, as well as with your eyes." - D. H. Lawrence
"Well-behaved women seldom make history." - Anonymous
~~
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