searching using ajax

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hi,

i have implimented one application with search facility. Now i want u se the ajax application for searching using the tags created? how can we do that?

if some one worked on this help me.

thanks srikanth

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sreekanth.G wrote:

i have implimented one application with search facility. Now i want u se the ajax application for searching using the tags created? how can we do that?

Saying you want to use Ajax there is "solution probleming" - the opposite of "problem solving". You have thought of a solution, and want it to match the problem!

What user experience do you expect? If you have a tag cloud, users can click on it with lowly <a href='...'> tags, and they will hit a controller and search...

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hi pilip,

simple search with ajax is working fine for me. Problem is if i give some tagname using acts_as_taggable_on_steroids to the table entries im getting error like no record found:

example: strams table contents and corresponding tags showned below:

id name resolution framerate location bitrate tagname 1 ac.264 720x480 30fps c:/data 4mbps 264

from the above if i enter a name of table entry like : ac.264 in the search box its giving corresponding names having the table with that name i.e ab.264

corresponding method defined in controller is:

def get_results     if request.xhr?       if params['search_text'].strip.length > 0         terms = params['search_text'].split.collect do |word|           "%#{word.downcase}%"         end         @streams= Stream.find(           :all,           :conditions => [             ( ["(LOWER(title) LIKE ?)"] * terms.size ).join(" AND "),             * terms.flatten           ]         )       end       render :partial => "search"     else       redirect_to :action => "index"     end   end end

im the same way i tried to search using tag name like; if i enter 264 as tag name in search box what i am expecting is the corresponding table entries like ac.264 720x480 30fps c:/data 4mbps

to achieve this i modified the method in controller like:

def get_results     if request.xhr?       if params['search_text'].strip.length > 0         terms = params['search_text'].split.collect do |word|           "%#{word.downcase}%"         end         @streams= Stream.find_taggable_with(params[:terms])                 end       render :partial => "search"     else       redirect_to :action => "index"     end   end end

here if i enter the tag name its giving the result as : no record found from get_results

can you tell me where exactly i am doing mistake and need to do modifications.

thanks alot srikanth