making a search bar, to import code from external directories Options

[gerble1000]

here goes

im trying to add a search bar to my mp3 playing website

i would like to make a page that has a search bar that when a uer types "coldplay"
it would search www.mydomain.co.uk\albums
for folders containing coldplay in the foldername
and then bring the code from inside that folder in a text file named musiccode.txt
and place it onto the search page or build another page with all results and direct to that page

not sure if im making sence to anybody but im new to html but willing to learn

inside the musiccode.txt
is just the clickable image code for that album so when dropped into the search page it will be an album image

examples would be appreciative
and no php please
thanx guys

[pandy]

The bar/box isn't the problem. The program that's needed to do the job is. Do you use a database?

[gerble1000]

The bar/box isn't the problem. The program that's needed to do the job is. Do you use a database?

im not sure what u mean by database but im sure i dont use one
the code i need to be imported is accessable to everyone if they typed it into the address bar
not sure if this is what ur asking

[pandy]

It isn't "a code". You need a search engine of sorts, a script, a program.

[gerble1000]

would anyone here know how to make one

[pandy]

Not easily of you don't already know how. Maybe you can find an already existing solution you can use.

I move this to server-side scripting.

[Brian Chandler]

i would like to make a page that has a search bar that when a uer types "coldplay"it would search www.mydomain.co.uk\albums for folders containing coldplay in the foldername

First, www.mydomain.co.uk\albums is invalid. I suppose you mean www.mydomain.co.uk/albums (the back-to-front slash is a relic of historical nonsense in the 1980s)

Second, it is not in general possible to "search" a website for directory ("folder") names.
Perhaps you mean you are hosting this stuff? Of course you can search through files on your own web server... but as Pandy said, it is not a question of "getting a code". If you are not a programmer, you would need to look for a prebuilt solution.

[Brian Chandler]

and no php please

Ah, just spotted this. Well, try magic then:

http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=en&c...q=&gs_rfai=

[gerble1000]

i would like to make a page that has a search bar that when a uer types "coldplay"it would search www.mydomain.co.uk\albums for folders containing coldplay in the foldername

First, www.mydomain.co.uk\albums is invalid. I suppose you mean www.mydomain.co.uk/albums (the back-to-front slash is a relic of historical nonsense in the 1980s)

Second, it is not in general possible to "search" a website for directory ("folder") names.
Perhaps you mean you are hosting this stuff? Of course you can search through files on your own web server... but as Pandy said, it is not a question of "getting a code". If you are not a programmer, you would need to look for a prebuilt solution.

how much would it cost to hire a programmer to implement this

[gerble1000]

i would like to make a page that has a search bar that when a uer types "coldplay"it would search www.mydomain.co.uk\albums for folders containing coldplay in the foldername

First, www.mydomain.co.uk\albums is invalid. I suppose you mean www.mydomain.co.uk/albums (the back-to-front slash is a relic of historical nonsense in the 1980s)

Second, it is not in general possible to "search" a website for directory ("folder") names.
Perhaps you mean you are hosting this stuff? Of course you can search through files on your own web server... but as Pandy said, it is not a question of "getting a code". If you are not a programmer, you would need to look for a prebuilt solution.

how much would it cost to hire a programmer to implement this

ok i break down what im looking for

is there a code to take a string and search a specified external location in a directory
for folders containing that string
and put the foldernames in a variable

[Brian Chandler]

i would like to make a page that has a search bar that when a uer types "coldplay"it would search www.mydomain.co.uk\albums for folders containing coldplay in the foldername

how much would it cost to hire a programmer to implement this

ok i break down what im looking for

is there a code to take a string and search a specified external location in a directory
for folders containing that string
and put the foldernames in a variable

No, there isn't "a code" for anything -- this is a misunderstanding. Programmers call bits of program "code" (no 'a', it's like cheese or water) for historical reasons, but really speaking for any particular job you write a program, which combines all sorts of elements according to strict rules of syntax. So it's like constructing a grammatical and meaningful sentence in English, not like cooking, where you can just chuck ingredients ("a code") in to get a better taste.

Anyway, yes, it's easy to accept an input string; then what **exactly** do you mean by "specified external location in a directory". (If "external" means on some other domain you don't have control over, then you do not in general have access to the file structure.)

If you can make the requirements completely clear, it's quite possible you can get the necessary bit of program written for a very reasonable fee.

[Christian J]

Maybe one of these search services can be used? No PHP required.

http://www.atomz.com/

http://www.freefind.com/

[pandy]

What? Can't you say "a cheese"? Honest question, I thought you could.

[Brian Chandler]

What? Can't you say "a cheese"? Honest question, I thought you could.

Yes, you can say 'a cheese' -- either meaning one complete whole lump cheese from the farm, or meaning "type of cheese". But 'cheese' is a non-count noun; but unless people have been learning English from a non-IndoEuropean language I doubt if they ever need to learn that. (I mean, I presume Swedish works the same as English here...)

[pandy]

Yes, it's the same. That's how I use it. I feared "a cheese" was wrong even when talking about the whole thing. Thanks.