Re: Searching Forms & Stuff

[Jason Pincin <chardros@linuxkb.org>]

On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 04:47:21PM -0500, Daniel E. Markle wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 08:05:20PM -0800, Aaron Turner wrote:
> > Have you given any thought about how to impliment the Applications drop
> > down interface on the simple search form?  We briefly discussed
> J and I have been discussing this as I need it for the submission forms as
> well.  We were thinking of doing something like the expandable folders in the
> sidebar in PHPmySQL, but most importantly we decided that such a thing needs
> to be properly modularized so we can easily switch to a new paradym as the
> tree gets bigger.

Actually - this doesn't apply to Aaron's question.  The drop down application menu will just be a
straight drop-down... nothing special.  The way that will be passed to your search form aaron is via
op=

That should be easy enough right?  If they have the default "All Applications" selected, the current
op= is passed into the search as normal... if they select an application, that application's op is
passed into the search...

understand?  Or am I not being clear?

> > Also what is the ObjectFlags field in KBObjects?
> The ObjectFlags field allows predifined flags to be set on objects as
> specified in the objectProperties table.  To better understand the interaction
> going on here, take a look at my show current objects script on the admin
> server and/or J's object documentation.

Correct.  That field will maintain true/false values for objects.  Such as the external link
object... when I said it will simply be a flag to determine whether it's an off-site link... there
would be an external link object flag called "local", and it would be true or false, and that would
be stored in the ObjectFlags field.  The ObjectFlags field stores flags unique for each object - 31
of which are common flag types to all object types (global flags), and another 31 that are set per
object type.

Just to expand there :).


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Jason
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