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Basic Search text box

 		9/2/2005 3:40:30 PM
PHPRunner General questions
M
 Mona author

Can the Basic Search text box (or the Advanced Search box for that matter) be modified such that the user must enter a predetermined number of characters in order to result in a successful match? For example, when searching on company name "ACME Manufacturing" the users must enter at least 7 characters "ACME MA" in order to get a match?
If this is not possible, are there ANY other ways to restrict the text box field? Or perhaps limit the options within the Advanced Search function (e.g. exact match only)?
Sergey Kornilov admin 9/6/2005

Mona,
you can use Javascript to deny users entering short search strings.

Here are modifications you can make in your ..._list.php file

  1. Find this snippet in your ..._list.file

<!-- Search form -->

<form name="frmSearch" method="GET" action="..._list.php">

and replace it with

<!-- Search form -->

<script language=Javascript>

function CheckSearchStr()

{

if(frmSearch.SearchOption.value=='Empty')

 return true;

if(frmSearch.SearchFor.value.length>=7)

return true;

alert('Search phrase must be 7 or more chars length.');

return false;

}

</script>

<form name="frmSearch" method="GET" action="..._list.php" onsubmit="return CheckSearchStr()">



Don't forget to replace ..._list.php with your actual filename.
2. Then find this:

<input type=button class=button name="SearchButton" value="Search"

onClick="javascript: document.forms.frmSearch.a.value = 'search';

document.forms.frmSearch.submit();">



and replace with:

<input type=button class=button name="SearchButton" value="Search"

onClick="javascript: document.forms.frmSearch.a.value = 'search';

if(CheckSearchStr()) document.forms.frmSearch.submit();">