Select a Topic Quick Reference Tags and Types Matrix Overview Syntax Display Types (TYPE=)   index   index_order   heading   heading_order   list   list_order   details   details_order   search   search_order   template   order   order_order   rfq   rfq_order   orderinginfo   summaryterms   itemcount   rfqcount Optional Tags   ADVANCEDSEARCH=   BACKLINK=   BGCOLOR=, TEXTCOLOR=, and STRIPECOLOR=   BORDER=   BORDERCOLOR=   CARTLINK=   COLUMNSORT=   COUNTERS=   EMAIL=   FIELDS=   FONT=   FONTSIZE=   HEADER= and FOOTER=   IHEIGHT= and IWIDTH=   INCLUDE=   LINKTEXT=   LISTSORT=   NUMBER=   ORDERIMAGE=   ORDERTEXT=   PART=   PRINTPREVIEW=   PTNOLINK=   RECORD=   RFQI MAGE=   RFQTEXT=   SHOWDISCOUNTS=   SORT=   SORTBY=   START=   TABLEALIGN=   TABLEWIDTH=   TEMPLATE= ------------------------- Special Characters List ------------------------- Optional Search Implementations:   Search: Form Method   Search: Hard Coded ------------------------- Main

Display Types TYPE=search 'TYPE=search' presents buyers with a simple search interface. Through this interface, buyers can search a supplier's Order Online database by keyword or product number. Search results display in the 'TYPE=list' format. A customized template can be created in which to display the search results. Local Syntax <!-- SMARTCAT START AZ=xxxxxxxx TYPE=search SMARTCAT END --> Portable Syntax <a href="smartcat.cgi?az=xxxxxxxx&type=search"> TYPE=search displays as follows: TYPE=search_order 'TYPE=search_order' is similar to the search display type. Through this interface, buyers can search a supplier's order Online database by keyword or product number. 'TYPE=search_order' displays the same as 'TYPE=search', but results are returned in the 'TYPE=list_order' format. Local Syntax <!-- SMARTCAT START AZ=xxxxxxxx TYPE=search_order SMARTCAT END --> Portable Syntax <a href="smartcat.cgi?az=xxxxxxxx&type=search_order"> Search: Form Method A more flexible, design friendly, method of implementing search functionality in Custom e-Catalogs can be carried out utilizing standard form coding as follows: <form method='POST' action="smartcat.cgi?az=xxxxxxxx&type=list_order"> <input type='radio' name='key' value='keyword' checked>Global <input type='radio' name='key' value='ptno'>product number <input type='text' size='20' name='keyword'> <input type='submit' value='Go!'> </form> which displays as: Global Product Number In the sample code above, products indicated in bold are variables that are either required and/or can be modified to meet specific requirements. Note: As described in the 'Syntax' section of the Custom e-Catalog Specifications, when used in a Thomas Register-hosted catalog, the 'action=' URL should be edited to: ...action='smartcat.cgi?az=xxxxxxxx ... Search: Hard Coded A search can be hard coded into a Custom e-Catalog call. This can be useful if there are a set of products that can be identified by a keyword. Using this method the products do not have to be individually coded into the call, and as new products meeting the 'keyword' criteria are added to an advertiser's Order Online program, they will automatically appear in the results. To implement this feature, two additional additional parameters are added to a standard 'type=list' or type=list_order' call: key = keyword or part (ptno) keyword = value being searched Local Syntax <!-- SMARTCAT START AZ=xxxxxxxx TYPE=list_order KEY=keyword KEYWORD=value being searched SMARTCAT END -->

Portable Syntax

      <a href="smartcat.cgi?az=xxxxxxxx&type=list_order&key=keyword&keyword=value+being+searched">

Example

<!-- SMARTCAT START

      AZ=73824856
      TYPE=list_order
      KEY=keyword
      KEYWORD=Crystal Clear
      SMARTCAT END -->

      <a href="smartcat.cgi?az=73824856&type=list_order&key=keyword&keyword=crystal+clear">

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