Echoing search criteria won't work when searching miltiple fields

Hi All,

I’m trying to extend the concept of echoing the search criteria that are entered at the top of the search results, which works for fields that get their option values from a pull down list and are searching a single field, to fields that get their option values from a pull down list and are searching across 3 fields (in the same editor), but I can’t seem to get it to work.

You can see the concept in operation at https://popupdude.com/search17.php

A "Genre 1 Book Type" search" (searching only 1 field) echos the search criteria, but an "Admin Book Type" search and a "Public Book Type" search (each searching 3 fields) does not. The search results are correct in all cases.

Here is what I think is the relevant code: (The entire page code is attached to this post)

<select name = "genre, genre_2, genre_3_match[]" multiple>
<?php foreach (getListOptions('books', 'genre') as $value => $label13): ?>
<option value = "<?php echo $value;?>" <?php selectedIf($value, @$_REQUEST['genre, genre_2, genre_3_match[]']);?>> <?php echo $label13; ?></option>
<?php endforeach ?>
</select>

// Start Book Type Search
@$booksearchsearchCriteria = ""; // set default value
if ((@$_REQUEST['save'] == 1) && @$_REQUEST['genre, genre_2, genre_3_match[]']) {
@$booksearchCriteria = "<b>Admin Book Search 1: </b>"; // set default value
// cycle through each genre selected
foreach ($_REQUEST['genre, genre_2, genre_3_match[]'] as $genre_3) {

// lookup genre number in database
$genreRecord = mysql_get("genre_categories", $genre_3);

if ($genreRecord) {
// add "genre" value to output
@$booksearchCriteria .= $genreRecord['genre_names'] .", ";
}
}
}
// End Book Type Search

and in the telltale:

<?php if (@$booksearchCriteria):?><?php echo @$booksearchCriteria ?><?php endif ?>

<?php if (@$_REQUEST['genre, genre_2, genre_3_match[]']) { $searchCriteria30 .= "and with a <b>Book Search</b> including: {$_REQUEST['genre, genre_2, genre_3_match[]']}"; } ?>
<?php if ( @!$searchCriteria30 ==''):?>
<?php echo @$searchCriteria30 ?>
<?php endif?>

For comparison, the working code for a Genre 1 search follows:

<select name = "genre_match[]" multiple>
<?php foreach (getListOptions('books', 'genre') as $value => $label7): ?>
<option value = "<?php echo $value;?>" <?php selectedIf($value, @$_REQUEST['genre']);?>> <?php echo $label7; ?></option>
<?php endforeach ?>
</select>

// Start Genre 1
@$genresearchCriteria = ""; // set default value
if ((@$_REQUEST['save'] == 1) && @$_REQUEST['genre_match']) {
@$genresearchCriteria = "<b>Genre 1: </b>"; // set default value
// cycle through each genre selected
foreach ($_REQUEST['genre_match'] as $genre) {

// lookup genre number in database
$genreRecord = mysql_get("genre_categories", $genre);

if ($genreRecord) {
// add "genre" value to output
@$genresearchCriteria .= $genreRecord['genre_names'] .", ";
}
}
}
// End Genre 1

@$genresearchCriteria = chop(@$genresearchCriteria, ', '); // remove trailing , or spaces
@$genresearchCriteria = chop(@$genresearchCriteria, '- '); // remove trailing - or spaces

And in the telltale:

<?php if (@$genresearchCriteria):?><?php echo @$genresearchCriteria ?> <br /><?php endif ?>

Any thoughts appreciated...

Jerry Kornbluth