Just to make things clear for anyone else reading this, there is not a subroutine called
sub html_search_form in the DBMan files as the come in the distribution. This is a subroutine that you added.
Yes, you could make an advanced search form.
Create a new subroutine
sub html_advanced_search_form. The best way to do this is the same way you created the other one -- copy sub html_record_form, paste it into your file, rename it and then make whatever changes you need to make. (It would be best to use sub html_record_form, because all of the fields should be in there already.)
Add a hidden field to the advance search form:
<input type="hidden" name="advanced" value="1">
In sub html_search_form, add a link
Code:
print qq|
<a href="$db_script_link_url&view_search=1&advanced=1">Advanced Search</a>
|;
In
sub html_view_search, change
&html_search_form();
to
Code:
if ($in{'advanced'}) {
&html_advanced_search_form();
}
else {
&html_search_form();
}
In
sub html_view_failure, change
&html_search_form(%in);
to
Code:
if ($in{'advanced'}) {
&html_advanced_search_form(%in);
}
else {
&html_search_form(%in);
}
JPD
