Searching ad by id

[EnergyFreak +]

Hi,

How can I add a search ad by id in my search.tpl? What would be the code for this? I think the variable is something like this: {$entry.id} or {$id} but how would I make a search option with this?

Thanks.

[seymourjames +]

First of all the ID is a unique identifier which is system generated so I am not sure it makes sense to combine it with search. You can't have multiple items being returned for a unique ID.

What I might do although it seems like a lot of hassle is create a plugin which accepts an ID number and returns the viewlisting url for that ID. You will need to create a simple form which accepts a number, do some error checking on the input and then "on submit" produce the viewlisting page using viewlisting.php.

Someone else may think of a simpler way to do it using javascript. Basically, you need a way to enter the ID into the viewlisting url and pop the page.

[bowers01 +]

I have this in the top corner of my website

<form action="{$smarty.const.URL}/viewlisting.php?view={$smarty.get.adid}" method="get"><input type="text" name="view" size="4" {literal} value="Ad REF#" onfocus="if(this.value == 'Ad REF#') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'Ad REF#';}"{/literal} />
<input type="submit"  value="" />
</form>

You will have to style it as i have a custom search box so it is all out wack now.

Nick

[seymourjames +]

Not a bad way to proceed and certainly simpler.