multiple check boxes
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Last Post: February 27, 2008 (RSS)
By Chris_t - February 27, 2008
Question, I know in listing and job manager you could make a field with multiple check boxes. I am trying to do that in CMS and I get an error message. The client wants to add listings in more than one category I figured check boxes would work but I can only make one.
Thanks
Chris
Thanks
Chris
Re: [ChrisTitchenal] multiple check boxes
By Dave - February 27, 2008
There's no multi-value fields yet. :( So the only way to do it is to create multiple fields: category1, category2, etc.
One way to have multiple category selections is to create a menu for "categories" and then a few dropdowns that load their values from that menu. Then you only have to update your categories in one place.
Would that work for you?
One way to have multiple category selections is to create a menu for "categories" and then a few dropdowns that load their values from that menu. Then you only have to update your categories in one place.
Would that work for you?
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com
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Re: [Dave] multiple check boxes
By Chris_t - February 27, 2008
Hi Dave thanks for replying to both of my questions.
So what you are saying is to do the same as in my other question about a category menu list.
"Create a new menu called category with these fields: num, title
Go to the category menu and add a few records, one for each category."
In the coupon menu will that be a drop down list filed that will contain the items from the category menu?
If so then I will just add more than one dropdown field say 3 so they can pick 3 categories the coupon will go in.
Now how will a search work then because category is a big part of how people are going to search the site if I have category1, category2, category3.
I am trying not to be confused, but for a guy who mainly does the artwork this is tricky
thanks
Chris
So what you are saying is to do the same as in my other question about a category menu list.
"Create a new menu called category with these fields: num, title
Go to the category menu and add a few records, one for each category."
In the coupon menu will that be a drop down list filed that will contain the items from the category menu?
If so then I will just add more than one dropdown field say 3 so they can pick 3 categories the coupon will go in.
Now how will a search work then because category is a big part of how people are going to search the site if I have category1, category2, category3.
I am trying not to be confused, but for a guy who mainly does the artwork this is tricky
thanks
Chris
Re: [ChrisTitchenal] multiple check boxes
By Dave - February 27, 2008
That sounds exactly right to me.
The way you search multiple fields at once is instead of this:
category1_keyword=sports
you use this:
category1,category2,category3_keyword=sports
And the program automatically figures out the MySQL query and all the complicated stuff for you.
There's some more details in the docs here:
http://www.interactivetools.com/docs/cmsbuilder/viewer_search.html
Hope that helps. If you still have troubles I can help you set it up. But give it a try first and let me know how it goes.
The way you search multiple fields at once is instead of this:
category1_keyword=sports
you use this:
category1,category2,category3_keyword=sports
And the program automatically figures out the MySQL query and all the complicated stuff for you.
There's some more details in the docs here:
http://www.interactivetools.com/docs/cmsbuilder/viewer_search.html
Hope that helps. If you still have troubles I can help you set it up. But give it a try first and let me know how it goes.
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com
interactivetools.com