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Thread: Dynamic search box

  1. 03-31-2008, 02:29 PM #1
    btappan is offline Senior Member
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    How possible would it be to have the search box on the homepage be dynamic like the one found at myeref.com , when you start to type a part number in it, such as BQD3100 it automatically pulls up a list and begins narrowing it as you type. This would be very beneficial to us. Our SKU and Product name will always match.
  2. 03-31-2008, 03:15 PM #2
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    We are currently doing exactly this,

    ours works similiar to www.apple.com it will show a small picture of the product on the left.

    In terms of how dificult, its not walk in the park, your main concern is that it uses more SQL RAM then anything as it takes up a good up of RAM to store possible results.
  3. 03-31-2008, 06:31 PM #3
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    This can be done with the AutoComplete AJAX Extender inside ASP.NET AJAX. The use of ASP.NET AJAX (more specifically, Telerik RadControls, which are based on ASP.NET AJAX) will become pervasive in the next major release of AdNSF.
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  4. 03-31-2008, 10:03 PM #4
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    ASP.NET ajax does not work with teh current skinbase.cs or the storefront as a whole, we have had to manually write all ajax functionality without using any scriptmanager or builtin controls from the framework.

    The last version we used was 7.0.23 and it was still using the atlas framework
  5. 02-23-2010, 01:13 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by ASPDNSF Staff - Jon View Post
    This can be done with the AutoComplete AJAX Extender inside ASP.NET AJAX. The use of ASP.NET AJAX (more specifically, Telerik RadControls, which are based on ASP.NET AJAX) will become pervasive in the next major release of AdNSF.
    Is this now pervasive in the current release of the storefront?
  6. 02-23-2010, 01:37 PM #6
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    v9 uses Master Pages and Microsoft asp.net AJAX (not telerik). V9 to release next week. thx.
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  7. 02-24-2010, 06:28 AM #7
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    http://www.thefreemason.com

    ...like this ? top right search box

    It's an addin from revolver commerce (http://store.revolvercommerce.com)
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  8. 02-24-2010, 02:39 PM #8
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    If you are looking for a great dynamic search, check out http://www.shoptivate.com/. They did the integration for us last year. If you want to see it in action on our ASPDNSF site, PM me.
  9. 02-25-2010, 05:40 AM #9
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    From the Shoptivate.com Q&A:
    What servers does the search engine run on?

    The search engine for your store will run on Shoptivate's load-balanced cluster of servers located in a data center in Phoenix, Arizona.

    It's not a plug-in.