orderBy Search Results

Hi,

The php function asort should do the trick: http://php.net/manual/en/function.asort.php

Hope this helps.

- Steve

ok great.. problem is Im not sure exactly how to implement that into my code. :(

Actually, this might work best for you. Try this:

          function compare_title_alpha($a, $b) { 
            return strnatcmp($a['yourField'], $b['yourField']); 
          } 
         
          usort($yourRecords, 'compare_title_alpha');

- Steve

I added this (towards bottom), doesnt seem to be working:

<?php
require_once "../../admin/lib/viewer_functions.php";

$searchOptions = array();
$searchOptions['keywords'] = @$FORM['q'];
$searchOptions['perPage'] = "10";
$searchOptions['debugSql'] = "0";

$searchTables = array();
$searchTables['products'] = array(
'viewerUrl' => 'productdetails.php',
'titleField' => 'item',
'summaryField' => 'item_description',
'field1' => 'pattern',
'field2' => 'size',
'searchFields' => array('item','item_description','pattern'),

);

list($searchRows, $searchDetails) = searchMultipleTables($searchTables, $searchOptions);

function compare_title_alpha($a, $b) {
return strnatcmp($a['item'], $b['item']);
}

usort($searchTables, 'compare_title_alpha');

?>

It looks like you should change this part:

This:
usort($searchTables, 'compare_title_alpha');

Change to this:
usort($searchRows, 'compare_title_alpha');


It works great for me. This is the basic main setup from the code output:

list($yourRecords, $yourMetaData) = getRecords(array(
          'tableName'   => 'yourTable',
));

function compare_title_alpha($a, $b) { 
 return strnatcmp($a['item'], $b['item']); 
} 

usort($yourRecords, 'compare_title_alpha');


Let me know how you make out.

- Steve

UHHGG.. now I get Undefined index: item in /home/roshotel/public_html/test/Products/search.php on line 28 Notice: Undefined index: item in /home/roshotel/public_html/test/Products/search.php on line 28 Notice:

line 28 is:    return strnatcmp($a['item'], $b['item']); 

full code:

<?php
require_once "../../admin/lib/viewer_functions.php";




$searchOptions = array();
$searchOptions['keywords'] = @$FORM['q'];
$searchOptions['perPage'] = "10";
$searchOptions['debugSql'] = "0";


$searchTables = array();
$searchTables['products'] = array(
'viewerUrl' => 'productdetails.php',
'titleField' => 'item',
'summaryField' => 'item_description',
'field1' => 'pattern',
'field2' => 'size',
'searchFields' => array('item','item_description','pattern'),

);





list($searchRows, $searchDetails) = searchMultipleTables($searchTables, $searchOptions);
function compare_title_alpha($a, $b) {
return strnatcmp($a['item'], $b['item']);
}

usort($searchRows, 'compare_title_alpha');


?>

Yikes. Well "item" isn't part of $searchRows then. Is it in $searchDetails?

I give up... maybe someone from Interactive Tools can figure it out..

$searchTables = array();
$searchTables['products'] = array(
'viewerUrl' => 'productdetails.php',
'titleField' => 'item',
'summaryField' => 'item_description',
'field1' => 'pattern',
'field2' => 'size',
'searchFields' => array('item','item_description','pattern'),

);

Hi,

One things I noticed, is that in your code, you  are only searching against 1 table (products).  In this case, it might be easier to use a simple getRecords call instead of using searchMultipleTables.  However, if you want to use the current set up, you can use "orderBy" in the search options.  For example, if you want to sort by "item":

$searchOptions['orderBy'] = "item";

Hope this helps