Hi,

The Store module already use the DNN search engine, but the product list is not rendered inside the Store Catalog. To render search controls inside the Store, you should add a new token like [SEARCH], the problem is to choose where you want to add it. You could add it inside Catalog.ascx.cs if you want to create a new panel (div) above or below the product lists (category products, new products, ...). This is my first choice. You could also add it inside ProductList.ascx.cs and render his controls in the category product list only. Whatever your choice, you will need to address its action (search for the corresponding products) in Catalog.ascx.cs because it's in this control than the product list is created. The {SEARCH] token should be made of several controls (a literal, a text box and a link button), look at the {SORTBY] token inside ProdctList.ascx.cs for a sample. Give me more details about your choice.

Gilles

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Hi,

Thanks I'm fine and I hope you are well too. If you choose to implement my suggestion, you have to modify several parts in the module. It's not the simple way! ;-)

First, look at the Catalog.ascx.cs file. Here you have to create a new token like [SEARCHRESULT], the code is close the same for each product lists ([NEW], [FEATURED], [POPULAR] and [CATEGORY]) only the product array to display is different. All of them use the same ProductList control, you should be able to use it too because this control contains every needed properties to display any kind of product list. You have to add a new type in the ProductListTypes enum and to add you own code to retreive products in the LoadProductList method. The Catalog control use the CatalogNavigation.cs class to retreive parameters transmited by your [SEARCH] token (see below). You have to add your own parameters to this class like SearchColumn and SearchValue.

Now than the Catalog control is ready to manage your search request, you have to create the [SEARCH] token in the ProductList.ascx.cs class. The code is similar to the [SORTBY] token in the processToken function. Here required controls to display in the category product list are created "on the fly". It should be easy to understand because this part is full of comments! :-) Finaly, you have to manage your button event like the btnSortDir_Click and ddlSortBy_SelectedIndexChanged. In your case you have to manage just one event the 'Go' or 'Search' button event click. Retreive the value from your dropdown list (search column) and the text entered by the user in your textbox (search value), then fill the moduleNav properties (SearchColumn and SearchValue defined in CatalogNavigation.cs) and redirect the the same page using Response.Redirect(moduleNav.GetNavigationUrl()).

Just one stupid question, what is your first name Y or Ma? :-)

Gilles

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