Search Range for single-line text fields

[mmk01]

Hello,

following problem:

i want the members to enter a value (just for example: "year of building"), but in a single-line-textfield and not with a dropdown. it would be great if there would be a possible to check if the entered value is in the specified range. But the most important thing:
at the search page should appear that "from---to---" like at the "price range" for all that fields or selecting the ranges with a drop-down.

would be great if someone could help me with that, thank you very much

regards

[Mike-N-Tosh]

Please post your 68 Classifieds type (Designer, Developer), version (4.0.x, 4.1.x) and template in your postings asking for help. This information will help you get better answers for your posts. A great place to do this is in your signature!

I'm not quite following you. Having the "to" and "from" options are for extra fields that you set to use that for. Perhaps you could spend some time reading the documentation and it might help you.

[bowers01]

Im a little confused too, but ill have a go.
Do you mean at the search page have
From year to year?
eg 1990 to 2009?

Nick

[Eric Barnes]

Let me at my 2 cents. Since I requested him start the thread.

He is running v4.1.3 developer and basically wants a range extra field but when adding / editing a listing he wants it to be a text input.

[mmk01]

thanks eric, yes 4.1.3 developer.

Originally Posted by bowers01

Im a little confused too, but ill have a go.
Do you mean at the search page have
From year to year?
eg 1990 to 2009?

exactly! but like eric wrote above, i would need to have a text-input for that fields
is there a way to do that?

thanks!

[Eric Barnes]

Here are the steps I believe should accomplish this.

1. Go to your administration and find the extra field id.
2. Open includes/classes/kernel/Listings.php
3. Go to line 1836 which should have this: if($row['fType']=="P")
4. Just above that add:

PHP Code:

if($row['fID'] == 3) // 3 is the id from step 1.
{
$row['fType']="S"
} 


5. Save it and then upload. Be sure you make a backup of the Listings.php file in case things go wrong.

[mmk01]

thanks for your reply!

i did exactly what you said, but there absolutly no difference, i am sure i got the right id, hm... but this way would be a little complicated i think, cause i got 60 different fields that should work like that, but of course i could add code for every single one.
but why isn't it working, what mistake could i have made?

thanks!

[Eric Barnes]

I just tested this and it does have a bug. Try this instead:

PHP Code:

if($row['fID'] == 3) // 3 is the id from step 1.
{
$row['fType']="S";
} 


It was missing a semi colon after the "S"

cause i got 60 different fields that should work like that, but of course i could add code for every single one.

Would this be global? Meaning every range field should be a text input?

[mmk01]

thanks eric, but still don't get it working, don't know what i am doing wrong... but yes, it would be global, all range fields should behave like that! may then it works for me also ^^ i took a look at the demo you set up for me yesterday, and that "range-test" is looks exactly what i would need!

regards

[bollskis]

Did you ever find a way to make all range fields text? I'd love to have that as well. Also, I'm having trouble getting the range drop downs to display, it seems to be off.