There is one I have found extremely helpful from Particle Tree [http://particletree.com/notebook/ranked-searches-with-sql/]. You can try it out. You might, however, have to forego the convenience of CodeIgniter's (?) query builder methods and write the queries yourself.

The other great thing about Particle Tree's search method/strategy/query is that it doesnt rely on fulltext indexes, so you can use it on Innodb tables as well.

Good luck!
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On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Isaak Mogetutu <imogetutu@googlemail.com> wrote:

$array = array('vacancy_position' => $this->input->post('q'),

'department_name' => $this->input->post('q'),

'vacancy_status' => $this->input->post('q')

);

$this->db->select('*');

$this->db->from('vacancy');

$this->db->join('departments', 'vacancy.dept_no = departments.dept_id');

$this->db->like($array);

i want to search vacancy and departments table where vacancy.department.id = departments.department.id

from colums vacancy(position,status) and departments(deparment_name)

where search query('q') matches any of the three columns.

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:42 AM, solomon kariri <solomonkariri@gmail.com> wrote:

Wah you just like posed a universal set statement dude. There is nothing that seems to be the problem here neither does it sound like you want any help. You did not even specify what u have done so far.
http://www.sqlcourse.com/
That will help

On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Isaak Mogetutu <imogetutu@googlemail.com> wrote:

Hi Skunks,

I am trying to search multiple tables and columns just can't seem to get the query right.

regards

Mogetutu

o_O?
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