Multiple Selections

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Last Post: June 30, 2009   (RSS)

By Moonworks - June 24, 2009

Is there a way to select multiple categories to place a post into?

For example, I'm running residential courses, and would like to have a page with just the film maker courses, another with just the writer courses, etc but also a page listing all the courses.

Is there a way to do this without having to copy/paste?
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Re: [Moonworks] Multiple Selections

By ross - June 25, 2009

Hi there.

Thanks for posting!

You should be able to get that going. There is actually a multi select option when creating a list field. Make sure you check that one of.

Now, there is a little bit of work needed on your list pages though. The ones that you use to display all the listings from one category. You'll need to us a LIKE command instead of the =.

Let me know if that makes sense so far and we'll go from there. Thanks!
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Re: [ross] Multiple Selections

By Moonworks - June 25, 2009

I have no idea what you mean on the LIKE and = commands, but that is more to do with me not being a coder.

The way I have it set up right now, is that for each section, I have set up a seperate section, so writers courses, film makers courses, actors courses, etc.

It would, however, be much easier if I could have a pull-down menu that I select which type of course it is, and then when I have just the writers courses listed, I guess I would use LIKE and =.
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Re: [Moonworks] Multiple Selections

By ross - June 26, 2009

Hi there.

I think I get it now :).

What you want to do is take your three sections and turn it into just one section with a drop down that lets you set what kind of course it is.

Almost like a category drop down menu. You can do that :).

If you set up the section for me, and then attach a copy of your default list viewer for that section, I can help with the "LIKE" code.

Let me know what you think :).
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Re: [ross] Multiple Selections

By Moonworks - June 26, 2009

I think this is the file you need [:)]

Thanks for the help
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Re: [Moonworks] Multiple Selections

By ross - June 30, 2009

Hi there.

Thanks for getting me that file :).

Here's a viewer you can use at the top of each "category" page you setup:

list($coursesRecords, $coursesMetaData) = getRecords(array(
'tableName' => 'courses',
'where' => "course LIKE '%\tWriters\t%'",
));

Just change the word "Writers" to the appropriate "category". Make sure to only change that part of the line. Everything else there is really important.

Give it a shot and let me know how you make out :).
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Re: [ross] Multiple Selections

By Moonworks - June 30, 2009

Thanks Ross.

I was using the search function ?category=whatever

However, this way looks like it would work much better.
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