Excluding a CUSTOMVAR from a search

[fires]

I am constructing a menu with a number of options, all text links which will call pages made up from search results, example below:

<a href="http://CUSTOMVAR:CGI_ADDRESS/ss000001.pl?RANDOM=
NETQUOTEVAR%3ARANDOM&PAGE=SEARCH&SS=&TB=A&S_Fuel1_0=Gas&S_Flue+Type1_3=Flueless&GB=A&SX=10&ACTION=Search">Flueless</a>

There are currently 2 options for 'Flue Type' as used above. I now want a search for everything appart from these 2 options.

My first thought was to add a third 'Flue Type' CUSTOMVAR and place it in the Site Defaults to populate the rest of the products, however when searching for the new option from the search page it brought up the other 2 options aswell.

I then moved the third 'Flue Type' to the top of the section I am searching, but this time no results were found.

So is there a way around this or do I mannually have to add a third option to be searched on?

Any help appreciated.

Wyn

[Bruce]

if you do not want the two Customvar's to be searchable, then you can uncheck 'Searchable' against the Customvar, wherever it is mentioned.

Regards,

[fires]

The problem is that I want the two customvars to be searchable for one of my searches, but just not to appear in a different search.

Wyn

[Bruce]

Have you had a look at the 'Advanced Users Guide' for 'Manual Configuration of Advanced Searching', page 55. The guide can be downloaded from http://www.actinic.co.uk/support/downloads.htm

Kind regards,