Documentation
Documentation
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First you probably need a form on a page on your public to allow your visitors to choose some search parameters. allowable search parameters are described on he main dealer_locator page. Specify target=dealerLocatorFrame” in the form tag, and fill in the URL of your channelsuite install in the “action” parameter of the form tag.
In the following example we allow a choice of search by zip code (parameters zip and distance) or US state (parameter state)
<form method=POST target="dealerLocatorFrame" action="http://<your channelsuite URL>/DealerLocator/"> <h2>In the US?</h2> Please enter your 5-digit zip code: <input id="zip" name="zip" type="text" size=7><br/> <span class="label">...match within:</span> <select id="distance" name="distance"> <option value="5">5 miles</option> <option value="10">10 miles</option> <option value="15">15 miles</option> <option value="20" selected>20 miles</option> <option value="25">25 miles</option> <option value="30">30 miles</option> <option value="35">35 miles</option> <option value="40">40 miles</option> <option value="45">45 miles</option> <option value="50">50 miles</option> <option value="100">100 miles</option> </select><br/><br/> - or -<br/><br/> Select a state: <select id="country" name="state"> <option value=''>Select...</option> <option value='1'>Alabama</option> <option value='2'>Alaska</option> <option value='3'>Arizona</option> <option value='4'>Arkansas</option> <option value='5'>California</option> <option value='6'>Colorado</option> <option value='7'>Connecticut</option> <option value='52'>DC</option> <option value='8'>Delaware</option> <option value='9'>Florida</option> <option value='10'>Georgia</option> <option value='11'>Hawaii</option> <option value='12'>Idaho</option> <option value='13'>Illinois</option> <option value='14'>Indiana</option> <option value='15'>Iowa</option> <option value='16'>Kansas</option> <option value='17'>Kentucky</option> <option value='18'>Louisiana</option> <option value='19'>Maine</option> <option value='20'>Maryland</option> <option value='21'>Massachusetts</option> <option value='22'>Michigan</option> <option value='23'>Minnesota</option> <option value='24'>Mississippi</option> <option value='25'>Missouri</option> <option value='26'>Montana</option> <option value='53'>NA</option> <option value='27'>Nebraska</option> <option value='28'>Nevada</option> <option value='29'>New Hampshire</option> <option value='30'>New Jersey</option> <option value='31'>New Mexico</option> <option value='32'>New York</option> <option value='33'>North Carolina</option> <option value='34'>North Dakota</option> <option value='35'>Ohio</option> <option value='36'>Oklahoma</option> <option value='37'>Oregon</option> <option value='51'>Other</option> <option value='38'>Pennsylvania</option> <option value='39'>Rhode Island</option> <option value='40'>South Carolina</option> <option value='41'>South Dakota</option> <option value='42'>Tennessee</option> <option value='43'>Texas</option> <option value='44'>Utah</option> <option value='45'>Vermont</option> <option value='46'>Virginia</option> <option value='47'>Washington</option> <option value='48'>West Virginia</option> <option value='49'>Wisconsin</option> <option value='50'>Wyoming</option> </select> <br/><br/> <div align=center><input value="Find Dealers" type="submit"></div> </form>
Then put an empty iframe somewhere on your page to hold the results. it should be at least 700 px wide
<center> <iframe name="dealerLocatorFrame" style="width: 95%; border: none;" src="" id="dealerLocatorFrame"></iframe> </center>