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  • syn-rg 282 posts 425 karma points
    Jan 18, 2013 @ 00:12
    syn-rg
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    How to add the query string to the XSLTsearch results page URL

    How can I add the query string to the XSLTsearch results URL?

    When I click on the submit button, I would like the query string to display in the URL:
    e.g /search-results.aspx?search=red

    <xsl:if test="$searchBoxLocation='TOP' or $searchBoxLocation='BOTH'">
      <div class="xsltsearch_form">
        <input name="search" type="text" class="input">
          <xsl:attribute name="value">
            <xsl:value-of select="$unescapedSearch"/>
          </xsl:attribute>
        </input>
        <xsl:text>&nbsp;</xsl:text>
        <input type="submit" class="submit">
          <xsl:attribute name="value">
            <xsl:value-of select="$dictionaryButton-Search"/>
          </xsl:attribute>
        </input>
      </div>
    </xsl:if>

    Can anyone help me out?

    Cheers, JV

  • Chriztian Steinmeier 2798 posts 8788 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib
    Jan 18, 2013 @ 00:20
    Chriztian Steinmeier
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    Hi JV,

    Is the method set to 'get' on the form tag? (i.e. <form method="get"> )

    /Chriztian

  • syn-rg 282 posts 425 karma points
    Jan 18, 2013 @ 00:38
    syn-rg
    0

    Hi Chriztian,

    It's currently set in my template as <form id="form1" runat="server"> which on the front end the method sets to "post"

     

  • Chriztian Steinmeier 2798 posts 8788 karma points MVP 8x admin c-trib
    Jan 18, 2013 @ 07:56
    Chriztian Steinmeier
    0

    Hi JV,

    And what happens if you specifically add the method="get" attribute to that tag? (I hardly ever use the server-side webform so wouldnt know how it affects your page).

    XSLTsearch works with either method so you should be able to get it working, somehow.

    /Chriztian

  • Douglas Robar 3570 posts 4711 karma points MVP ∞ admin c-trib
    Jan 18, 2013 @ 18:50
    Douglas Robar
    0

    Hi, JV,

    Chriztian is quite right, you don't need a server-side form for XSLTsearch to work so you can remove the runat="server" portion of the <form> tag and save some viewstate overhead. He's also correct that you can use either action="post" (which uses form fields so you don't see anything on the querystring) or action="get" (whcih uses and displays urls with querystring values). 

    One last tid-bit... even if you're using action="post" (as I typically do) you can always manually supply a search term on the querystring and it will work. This is handy for emails, for instance, when you want to send a link to a specific search result. mydomain.com/search.aspx?search=JV would show results for 'JV'. Though if you're using action="post" you won't see the querystring used after the initial search. Still, handy though and I've found it quite helpful.

    cheers,
    doug. 

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