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Using Dynamic paramaters with 'search:'

November 15, 2011 1:54pm

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  • #1 / Nov 15, 2011 1:54pm

    stevealfa

    11 posts

    Is it currently possible to incorporate search:field_name=“value” inside the Dynamic Parameters expression?

    Here is what I am trying to achieve:

    {exp:channel:entries channel='channel_name' dynamic_parameters="orderby|limit|sort|status|search:"}

    using The search: parameter

    with this form from the Dynamic Parameters page, slightly modified:

    <form method="post" action="{path='template/path'}">
        <select name="orderby">
            <option value="date">Sort By:</option>
            <option value="date">Date</option>
            <option value="title">Title</option> 
            <option value="comment_total">Most Comments</option>
            <option value="last_name">Last Name</option>
            <option value="first_name">First Name</option>        
        </select>
        <select name="sort">
            <option value="asc">Order In:</option>
            <option value="asc">Ascending</option>
            <option value="desc">Descending</option>
        </select>
        <select name="limit">
            <option value="10">Result Limit:</option>
            <option value="1">1</option>
            <option value="2">2</option>
            <option value="3">3</option>
            <option value="4">4</option>
            <option value="5">5</option>
            <option value="10">10</option>
            <option value="20">20</option>
            <option value="30">30</option>
        </select>
        <select name="status">
         <option value="open">Status</option>
            <option value="open">Open</option>
            <option value="pending">Pending</option>
        </select>
        <select name="search">
          <option value="">Number</option> 
          <option value="search:tel_pv_1='01234567890'">01234567890</option>        
        </select>
        
        <input type="submit" value="Go!" />
    </form>

    Everything except the ‘search:’ part is working, is this currently possible or is there a way I can make it possible?

    Thanks

  • #2 / Nov 15, 2011 4:45pm

    stevealfa

    11 posts

    Figured it out;

    The ‘search:’ has to be set explicitly

    {exp:channel:entries channel='channel_name' dynamic_parameters="orderby|limit|sort|status|search:this|search:that"}
  • #3 / Nov 16, 2011 2:59am

    John Henry Donovan

    12339 posts

    Glad you figured it out. Feel free to start a new thread if you have any more questions.

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