Google for "searchlogic". It's a rails plugin that makes stuff like this very easy to do.
Jamey On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Chris Hickman <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been having problems submitting a question to this forum so sorry > in advance if this is a repeat. > > I am not looking for code examples, just a pointer in the right > direction as far as design. I am trying to do a search based on > information form 4 select boxes. None of the select boxes are mandatory > so there could be a lot of possible combinations. > > search for field one, field one and two, field two and three, etc. > > I know an if else statement for all the possible combinations would not > be the right way to go. Should I use Ferret or Sphinx to do a search > like this or is there a better way. > > Thanks in advance. > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.

