search with java?

[teedoff]

Ok I have no java experience. I have a client who wants a search function added to his STATIC site. He does not under any circumstances want to convert to a dynamic site, but is ok with maybe have a dynamic page or two for the sole purpose of a search feature. I already designed a CF search with a quickly created database (which he doesnt have yet) and he didnt like it. The problem is he wants a search function that the user can define...meaning the user types a keyword such as '75 watt", since his site is a light bulb replacement company, and then return the results in a table.

I hope this is the right forum for this. Can anyone help me with some code for this problem? I would greatly appreciate it! If anyone needs any more details, let me know. Thanks!

[gafa]

you can use the reg expressions to analyze your text =)

[Eranga]

If your site have those keywords, may be in a database you can make a lookup on to the DB. Or else what you have to do is, search through the static page content. It's not quite possible with Java, you have to go to JSP and so on. In that case site must be in JSP. Is that your site in pure HTML?

[Norm]

wants a search function added to his STATIC site

How will any code be executed on a STATIC site? A search implies execution of special purpose code to do the search.
Does the site have cgi?

[Eranga]

Why cannot do it with static content, I mean with the physical files on the server, which is unusual thing for me. :p

[Norm]

Perhaps a javascript solution. The JS looks at the user's input and figures out what page on the server to get and sends the request for that page. No code execution on the server.

[gafa]

sure JS can help :)

[al_Marshy_1981]

Dont you mean Ajax? I fail to see how javascript can accomplish this on its own

[Eranga]

Dont you mean Ajax? I fail to see how javascript can accomplish this on its own

I think AJAX is more effective than alone with JS. Using JS also it's possible to done on the client side with that static content. And with AJAX we can deals from the back end as well.

[al_Marshy_1981]

I think AJAX is more effective than alone with JS. Using JS also it's possible to done on the client side with that static content. And with AJAX we can deals from the back end as well.

Yup thinking through it more I think you are right, there is probably no need to go server end with a small site that wont change much. Javascript will do the job.

[Eranga]

Accessing the server is not an effective way at all, so we must do that only if it's really needed to do the job. Specially I'm working with web applications, trying to implement lots of features on the client side.

[al_Marshy_1981]

Accessing the server is not an effective way at all, so we must do that only if it's really needed to do the job. Specially I'm working with web applications, trying to implement lots of features on the client side.

what would be a big reason to access the server? In production code.

[Eranga]

May be simply accessing the database for a portal or something like that, which can be thousands of user involved daily.

[al_Marshy_1981]

May be simply accessing the database for a portal or something like that, which can be thousands of user involved daily.

Alright, thanks for the reply.

[Eranga]

You are welcome.