How do I build a multi-site search box?

Hi

Great Post!
Is there any way I can get two text boxes as input or 2 drop downs as input and then search the site using the concatenation of the two inputs?

Gary, yes you could: you'd need to stitch them together with some Javascript tied to the "onSubmit" event (you'd add that to the FORM tag). Why do you want to do it that way, though?

Hi Dave.

Ive copied and pasted this into my html but when I do a google search from there, i google page that says the page was not found or the results where not found. any advise ?

Ok, some more info on my previous question. When I type anything into the google search bar on my web page, a google page opens up with the following message: The page - www.google.com/?q=protea - does not exist. When I then click the search button on that page, I get the results I wanted. Have I done something wrong ? is it because i am running html in stead of xhtml ? these tings are so confusing for a first timer like me.

Hi Dave,
Great info - many thanks.
Is there any way I can have a single text/keyword input box and search button, but have a list of sites to search below - each with their own individual checkbox?
This would be a useful tool for those wishing to look for specific technical info within a limited number of specialist sites.
Also, is there any scope for separate lists under their own subheadings?

Let's say, set out like this (X = checkbox):

KEYWORDINPUTBOX SEARCHBUTTON

X my site

SUBHEADING 1
X another site 1
X another site 2
X another site 3

SUBHEADING 2
X another site 4
X another site 5
X another site 6

... and so on.

Cheers,
keef

... oh, by the way.
I forgot to ask - is there much leeway for creative positioning of the various elements over a page or, at least, division or table - say, having a keyword input box near the top left and the search button or checkboxes way over somewhere else?

Cheers,
k