Question about custom search. Can anyone help?

Hi everyone,

I am working on a page with custom search: i am written out names of cities so people can click on them, rather than entering the name in the search field. I copied the code for the country list, so I now have the drop down that shows all the countries, and I copied the button for "Search" next to the drop down. But I don't know how to get the "search" button to be active! In other words I can select a country, but then when I click on "search" nothing happens. Does anyone know what the code is to generate the search? The page is here: http://www.createculture.org/page/find-culturalistas

Many thanks to any kind souls who may be able to help!

Nico

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Permalink Reply by solo on January 16, 2011 at 10:15am

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Permalink Reply by Nico Das on January 16, 2011 at 3:06pm

Thanks Solo! I am trying to use your code and edit it to my buttons. Not working yet but will figure it out eventually. Many, many thanks, you are a star!

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Permalink Reply by Nico Das on January 16, 2011 at 3:09pm

oh and for reference as you've asked, this is my code fyi:

<span style="font-size: medium;" class="font-size-5">Country </span> </p><p><b><span class="font-size-3"><span class="font-size-2"><select id="country" name="country"><option value="US">United States</option><option value="_2">----------------</option><option value="AF">Afghanistan</option><option value="AX">Aland Islands</option><option value="AL">Albania</option><option value="DZ">Algeria</option><option value="AS">American Samoa</option><option value="AD">Andorra</option><option value="AO">Angola</option><option value="AI">Anguilla</option><option value="AQ">Antarctica</option><option value="AG">Antigua and Barbuda</option><option value="AR">Argentina</option><option value="AM">Armenia</option><option value="AW">Aruba</option><option value="AU">Australia</option><option value="AT">Austria</option><option value="AZ">Azerbaijan</option><option value="BS">Bahamas</option><option value="BH">Bahrain</option><option value="BD">Bangladesh</option><option value="BB">Barbados</option><option value="BY">Belarus</option><option value="BE">Belgium</option><option value="BZ">Belize</option><option value="BJ">Benin</option><option value="BM">Bermuda</option><option value="BT">Bhutan</option><option value="BO">Bolivia</option><option value="BA">Bosnia and Herzegovina</option><option value="BW">Botswana</option><option value="BV">Bouvet Island</option><option value="BR">Brazil</option><option value="IO">British Indian Ocean Territory</option><option value="BN">Brunei Darussalam</option><option value="BG">Bulgaria</option><option value="BF">Burkina Faso</option><option value="BI">Burundi</option><option value="KH">Cambodia</option><option value="CM">Cameroon</option><option value="CA">Canada</option><option value="CV">Cape Verde</option><option value="KY">Cayman Islands</option><option value="CF">Central African Republic</option><option value="TD">Chad</option><option value="CL">Chile</option><option value="CN">China, mainland</option><option value="CX">Christmas Island</option><option value="CC">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</option><option value="CO">Colombia</option><option value="KM">Comoros</option><option value="CG">Congo, Republic of the</option><option value="CD">Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The</option><option value="CK">Cook Islands</option><option value="CR">Costa Rica</option><option value="CI">Cote d Ivoire</option><option value="HR">Croatia</option><option value="CU">Cuba</option><option value="CY">Cyprus</option><option value="CZ">Czech Republic</option><option value="DK">Denmark</option><option value="DJ">Djibouti</option><option value="DM">Dominica</option><option value="DO">Dominican Republic</option><option value="EC">Ecuador</option><option value="EG">Egypt</option><option value="SV">El Salvador</option><option value="GQ">Equatorial Guinea</option><option value="ER">Eritrea</option><option value="EE">Estonia</option><option value="ET">Ethiopia</option><option value="EU">European Union</option><option value="FK">Falkland Islands</option><option value="FO">Faroe Islands</option><option value="FJ">Fiji</option><option value="FI">Finland</option><option value="FR">France</option><option value="GF">French Guiana</option><option value="PF">French Polynesia</option><option value="TF">French Southern Territories</option><option value="GA">Gabon</option><option value="GM">Gambia</option><option value="GE">Georgia</option><option value="DE">Germany</option><option value="GH">Ghana</option><option value="GI">Gibraltar</option><option value="GR">Greece</option><option value="GL">Greenland</option><option value="GD">Grenada</option><option value="GP">Guadeloupe</option><option value="GU">Guam</option><option value="GT">Guatemala</option><option value="GG">Guernsey</option><option value="GN">Guinea</option><option value="GW">Guinea-Bissau</option><option value="GY">Guyana</option><option value="HT">Haiti</option><option value="HM">Heard Island and McDonald Islands</option><option value="HN">Honduras</option><option value="HK">Hong Kong</option><option value="HU">Hungary</option><option value="IS">Iceland</option><option value="IN">India</option><option value="ID">Indonesia</option><option value="IR">Iran</option><option value="IQ">Iraq</option><option value="IE">Ireland</option><option value="IM">Isle of Man</option><option value="IL">Israel</option><option value="IT">Italy</option><option value="JM">Jamaica</option><option value="JP">Japan</option><option value="JE">Jersey</option><option value="JO">Jordan</option><option value="KZ">Kazakhstan</option><option value="KE">Kenya</option><option value="KI">Kiribati</option><option value="KP">Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic of</option><option value="KR">Korea, Republic of</option><option value="KW">Kuwait</option><option value="KG">Kyrgyzstan</option><option value="LA">Lao Peoples Democratic Republic</option><option value="LV">Latvia</option><option value="LB">Lebanon</option><option value="LS">Lesotho</option><option value="LR">Liberia</option><option value="LY">Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</option><option value="LI">Liechtenstein</option><option value="LT">Lithuania</option><option value="LU">Luxembourg</option><option value="MO">Macao</option><option value="MG">Madagascar</option><option value="MW">Malawi</option><option value="MY">Malaysia</option><option value="MV">Maldives</option><option value="ML">Mali</option><option value="MT">Malta</option><option value="MH">Marshall Islands</option><option value="MQ">Martinique</option><option value="MR">Mauritania</option><option value="MU">Mauritius</option><option value="YT">Mayotte</option><option value="MX">Mexico</option><option value="FM">Micronesia, Federated States of</option><option value="MD">Moldova, Republic of</option><option value="MC">Monaco</option><option value="MN">Mongolia</option><option value="ME">Montenegro</option><option value="MS">Montserrat</option><option value="MA">Morocco</option><option value="MZ">Mozambique</option><option value="MM">Myanmar</option><option value="NA">Namibia</option><option value="NR">Nauru</option><option value="NP">Nepal</option><option value="NL">Netherlands</option><option value="AN">Netherlands Antilles</option><option value="NC">New Caledonia</option><option value="NZ">New Zealand</option><option value="NI">Nicaragua</option><option value="NE">Niger</option><option value="NG">Nigeria</option><option value="NU">Niue</option><option value="NF">Norfolk Island</option><option value="MP">Northern Mariana Islands</option><option value="NO">Norway</option><option value="OM">Oman</option><option value="PK">Pakistan</option><option value="PW">Palau</option><option value="PS">Palestinian Territory, Occupied</option><option value="PA">Panama</option><option value="PG">Papua New Guinea</option><option value="PY">Paraguay</option><option value="PE">Peru</option><option value="PH">Philippines</option><option value="PN">Pitcairn</option><option value="PL">Poland</option><option value="PT">Portugal</option><option value="PR">Puerto Rico</option><option value="QA">Qatar</option><option value="MK">Republic of Macedonia</option><option value="RE">Reunion</option><option value="RO">Romania</option><option value="RU">Russian Federation</option><option value="RW">Rwanda</option><option value="BL">Saint Barthelemy</option><option value="SH">Saint Helena</option><option value="KN">Saint Kitts and Nevis</option><option value="LC">Saint Lucia</option><option value="MF">Saint Martin</option><option value="VC">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</option><option value="PM">Saint-Pierre and Miquelon</option><option value="WS">Samoa</option><option value="SM">San Marino</option><option value="ST">Sao Tome and Principe</option><option value="SA">Saudi Arabia</option><option value="SN">Senegal</option><option value="RS">Serbia</option><option value="CS">Serbia and Montenegro</option><option value="SC">Seychelles</option><option value="SL">Sierra Leone</option><option value="SG">Singapore</option><option value="SK">Slovakia</option><option value="SI">Slovenia</option><option value="SB">Solomon Islands</option><option value="SO">Somalia</option><option value="ZA">South Africa</option><option value="GS">South Georgia and the South SandwichIslands</option><option value="ES">Spain</option><option value="LK">Sri Lanka</option><option value="SD">Sudan</option><option value="SR">Suriname</option><option value="SJ">Svalbard and Jan Mayen</option><option value="SZ">Swaziland</option><option value="SE">Sweden</option><option value="CH">Switzerland</option><option value="SY">Syrian Arab Republic</option><option value="TW">Taiwan</option><option value="TJ">Tajikistan</option><option value="TZ">Tanzania, United Republic Of</option><option value="TH">Thailand</option><option value="TL">Timor-Leste</option><option value="TG">Togo</option><option value="TK">Tokelau</option><option value="TO">Tonga</option><option value="TT">Trinidad and Tobago</option><option value="TN">Tunisia</option><option value="TR">Turkey</option><option value="TM">Turkmenistan</option><option value="TC">Turks and Caicos Islands</option><option value="TV">Tuvalu</option><option value="UG">Uganda</option><option value="UA">Ukraine</option><option value="AE">United Arab Emirates</option><option value="GB">United Kingdom</option><option value="UM">United States Minor Outlying Islands</option><option value="UY">Uruguay</option><option value="UZ">Uzbekistan</option><option value="VU">Vanuatu</option><option value="VA">Vatican City State</option><option value="VE">Venezuela</option><option value="VN">Vietnam</option><option value="VG">Virgin Islands, British</option><option value="VI">Virgin Islands, U.S.</option><option value="WF">Wallis and Futuna</option><option value="EH">Western Sahara</option><option value="YE">Yemen</option><option value="ZM">Zambia</option><option value="ZW">Zimbabwe</option></select><input class="button" type="submit" value="Search" /><br /></span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: 21px;"><br />

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Permalink Reply by solo on January 16, 2011 at 3:32pm

o.k here is my code take out all url and states....

<form><p style="font-size:12px; font-family: Rockwell,Georgia; font-weight:bold;">SearchYourState: <select id="setit" style="width:150px; font-size:12px;" size="1" name="Dates In Your States"><option value="">Select State</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=al&q29=&q32=&q20=">Alabama</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ak&q29=&q32=&q20=">Alaska</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Az&q29=&q32=&q20=">Arizona</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ar&q29=&q32=&q20=">Arkansas</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ca&q29=&q32=&q20=">California</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Co&q29=&q32=&q20=">Colorado</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ct&q29=&q32=&q20=">Connecticut</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Dc&q29=&q32=&q20=">District Of Columbia</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=De&q29=&q32=&q20=">Delaware</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Fl&q29=&q32=&q20=">Florida</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ga&q29=&q32=&q20=">Georgia</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Gu&q29=&q32=&q20=">Guam</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Hi&q29=&q32=&q20=">Hawaii</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Id&q29=&q32=&q20=">Idaho</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Il&q29=&q32=&q20=">Illinois</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=In&q29=&q32=&q20=">Indiana</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Io&q29=&q32=&q20=">Iowa</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ks&q29=&q32=&q20=">Kansas</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ky&q29=&q32=&q20=">Kentucky</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=La&q29=&q32=&q20=">Louisiana</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Me&q29=&q32=&q20=">Maine</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Md&q29=&q32=&q20=">Maryland</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ma&q29=&q32=&q20=">Mass</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Mi&q29=&q32=&q20=">Michigan</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Mn&q29=&q32=&q20=">Minnesota</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ms&q29=&q32=&q20=">Mississippi</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Mo&q29=&q32=&q20=">Missouri</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Mt&q29=&q32=&q20=">Montana</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Nc&q29=&q32=&q20=">N.Carolina</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Nh&q29=&q32=&q20=">New Hampshire</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ne&q29=&q32=&q20=">Nebraska</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Nv&q29=&q32=&q20=">Nevada</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Nj&q29=&q32=&q20=">New Jersey</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Nm&q29=&q32=&q20=">New Mexico</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ny&q29=&q32=&q20=">New York</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Nd&q29=&q32=&q20=">N.Dakota</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Oh&q29=&q32=&q20=">Ohio</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ok&q29=&q32=&q20=">Oklahoma</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Or&q29=&q32=&q20=">Oregon</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Pa&q29=&q32=&q20=">Pennsylvania</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Pr&q29=&q32=&q20=">Puerto Rico</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ri&q29=&q32=&q20=">Rhode Island</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Sc&q29=&q32=&q20=">S.Carolina</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Sd&q29=&q32=&q20=">S.Dakota</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Tn&q29=&q32=&q20=">Tennesse</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Tx&q29=&q32=&q20=">Texas</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Ut&q29=&q32=&q20=">Utah</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Vt&q29=&q32=&q20=">Vermont</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Va&q29=&q32=&q20=">Virginia</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=wa&q29=&q32=&q20=">Washington</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Wv&q29=&q32=&q20=">W.Virginia</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Wi&q29=&q32=&q20=">Wiscosin</option><option value="http://www.hitthisnow.com/profiles/members/search?name=&age_min=&age_max=&country=&location=Wy&q29=&q32=&q20=">Wyoming</option></select><br /><input style="font-family:Verdana; font-size:11px; width:150px;" type="submit" value="Find A Date In Your State" class="button" onclick="window.open(setit.options[setit.selectedIndex].value)" ></input><br /></p></form>

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Permalink Reply by Nico Das on January 17, 2011 at 5:45pm

hey Solo! Thanks so much! I can't figure it out though... I tried taking out all the urls. Now the button works but it sends it to an error page. I guess I don't know where/what to input where the search should go to. Looking at your code I don't see it there either so not sure...