Searchbox using webservice - pass parameters

[Ajit]

Hi,

I would like to use a webservice to fetch the search results for my searchbox. I've created an .asmx file as shown in the examples online, and can get to the webservice call and grab the searchbox context without issue.

SearchRows = new RadSearchBox() { ID = pv.ID + "_SearchRows", OnClientButtonCommand = "RowSearchBox_ClientButtonCommand",
                EnableAutoComplete = true, ShowSearchButton = false, EmptyMessage = "Search Rows", Width = Unit.Parse("300px"), Skin = "Metro",
                OnClientSearch = "RadRowsSearch_ClientSearch" };
            SearchRows.DropDownSettings.Width = Unit.Parse("300px");
            SearchRows.DropDownSettings.Height = Unit.Parse("400px");
            SearchRows.WebServiceSettings.Path = "~/WebServices/LoadSearchResults.asmx";

However, in order to generate the results I want to show, I need to pass along a few additional parameters. Is there any way to do this? Looks like there's nothing I can set in the OnClientDataRequesting client handler. And I tried setting HttpGet to true and passing parameters through the URL string, but it returns a 500 Page not found error.

Thanks,

Ajit

[Dimitar Terziev]

Hi Ajit,

Currently such functionality to pass additional information is not support from the RadSearchBox control. We shall implement it for the Q2 release of our controls.

Kind regards,
Dimitar Terziev
the Telerik team

[Derek]

Has the feature to pass parameters been added in Q2?  How do you use it?

[Dimitar Terziev]

Hi Derek,

Yes, the functionality to pass additional information to the server is available in Q2 version of our controls. Here is the help article for this feature.

Regards,
Dimitar Terziev
Telerik