Hi all,

Perhaps a noob question, though i will ask anyway :-)

I have a Datalist displaying custom documents; all working well.

I am trying to apply a custom filter to this to simply filter the results of documents though cannot either find a good example (before anybody posts the link, i have read http://www.kentico.com/docs/devguide/index.html?using_datasource_web_parts.htm and it didn't help...)

This is what i have tried:

Created a new module, based on the ProductFilter.ascx, and stripped out everything i don't need -- all i have is a single drop down list "Music Category" with 3 options in it.

I have added the General->Filter to my page and given both a filter name and location to my module.

no matter what i try, i can't get the datalist to perform the actual filter....

here is my module filter: (i have tinkered with the FilterName and FilterByQuery properties but to no avail -- might only be these i have wrong? )

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;

using CMS.GlobalHelper;
using CMS.CMSHelper;
using CMS.PortalControls;
using CMS.Controls;

public partial class CMSWebParts_MyWebParts_MusicCategoryFilter: CMSAbstractBaseFilterControl
{
    #region "Properties"

 
    #endregion

    public bool FilterByQuery = true;
    public string FilterName = "CategoryMusicFilter";

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Response.Write("XX");

        if (!RequestHelper.IsPostBack())
        {
            if (this.FilterByQuery)
            {
                // Get filter setings from query
                GetFilter();
            }
        }

        // Set filter settings
        SetFilter();
    }


    protected void btnFilter_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (this.FilterByQuery)
        {
            // Handle all query parameters
            string url = UrlHelper.RawUrl;

            url = UrlHelper.RemoveParameterFromUrl(url, "cat");
            if (CategoryList.SelectedValue != "")
            {
                url = UrlHelper.AddParameterToUrl(url, "cat", CategoryList.SelectedValue);
            }
                        

            // Redirect with new query parameters
            UrlHelper.Redirect(url);
        }
        else
        {
            // Set filter settings
            SetFilter();
        }
    }


    private void SetFilter()
    {
        string where = "";

        // Build where condition according to dropdowns setings        
        if (CategoryList.SelectedValue != "")
        {
            where += "Category = '" + CategoryList.SelectedValue + "' ";
        }

        Response.Write("Where: " + where);
        if (where != "")
        {
            // Set where condition
            this.WhereCondition = where;
        }
       

        // Filter changed event
        this.RaiseOnFilterChanged();
    }


    private void GetFilter()
    {

        string cat = QueryHelper.GetString("cat", "");

        // Set order if in query
        if (cat != "")
        {
            try
            {
                CategoryList.SelectedValue = cat.ToString();
            }
            catch { }
        }
    }
}

does anybody have step by step to creating a simple filter that is to be used with a datalist?

Cheers in advance..