How To Build A Search Area Into My Website?

kvarnerexpress

Mar 1 2006, 01:50 PM

Hi all am making a website for a car selling company as part of our university project and just wondering if anyone can point me in the right diection. I must make a website which holds details about the cars in a database and i have got to make a search area very much like the one on www.autotrader.co.uk but i dont have a clue how too do one and and must learn on how to do it, it does not have to be as good as the autotrader one but it must but able to help the customers pick the make and model of he car they are looking for e.g. make:fiat modelunto etc. if anyone know of a page where i could learn on how to make search areas please let me know.
(ps. i am using dreamweaver 8 and coldfusion mx 7)

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Inspiron

Mar 1 2006, 02:32 PM

You can try searching through the database with just SQL statements. Search within the column of the database where the given parameters are found.

Something like

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='Tove'

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MaineFishing45

Mar 1 2006, 02:38 PM

Try adding the google search engine to your webpage.

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<FORM method=GET action="http://www.google.com/search">
<TABLE bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tr><td>
<A HREF="http://www.google.com/">
<IMG SRC="http://www.google.com/logos/Logo_40wht.gif"
border="0" ALT="Google"></A>
</td>
<td>
<INPUT TYPE=text name=q size=31 maxlength=255 value="">
<INPUT type=submit name=btnG VALUE="Google Search">
<font size=-1>
<input type=hidden name=domains value="YOUR DOMAIN NAME"><br>
<input type=radio name=sitesearch value=""> WWW
<input type=radio name=sitesearch value="YOUR DOMAIN NAME" checked> YOUR DOMAIN NAME <br>
</font>
</td></tr></TABLE>
</FORM>

Or you can look here http://web-building.7gen.com/services/google-search.html

And here http://www.google.com/services/websearch.html

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jlhaslip

Mar 1 2006, 07:40 PM

Google searches can be added to your site as per this Topic: http://www.trap17.com/forums/index.php?act...33&t=26996&st=0 and there is a previous Tutorial written about searching your own database for information, too. Look in the Tutorial Section, or use the Search Feature at the top of this page. Specify "+search +database" (no quotes) as the search criteria within the Tutorial sub-forum and you should find it.

Try this : http://www.trap17.com/forums/index.php?sho...29&#entry220429

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Wonderdov

Mar 13 2006, 08:41 AM

QUOTE(kvarnerexpress @ Mar 1 2006, 08:50 AM)

Hi all am making a website for a car selling company as part of our university project and just wondering if anyone can point me in the right diection. I must make a website which holds details about the cars in a database and i have got to make a search area very much like the one on www.autotrader.co.uk but i dont have a clue how too do one and and must learn on how to do it, it does not have to be as good as the autotrader one but it must but able to help the customers pick the make and model of he car they are looking for e.g. make:fiat modelunto etc. if anyone know of a page where i could learn on how to make search areas please let me know.
(ps. i am using dreamweaver 8 and coldfusion mx 7)

The 'saerch engine' on www.autotrader.co.uk is a very simple form. Each of the options in those search lists are each an are pointing to a different area within their website.

Actually, they Basic 101 dropdown forms. Check your help file on Dreamweaver and it will give the info to create the forms you need.

And in your free time check out my 21st Century Retro Mall at http://www.lovemyskincare.com/21stcenturyretromall/index.php

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