[support] Some advice needed on setting up a new site

[Christopher M. Jones]

It's an advanced search module. There are options to expose CCK fields, 
such as the ones you will be creating. Check it out at

http://drupal.org/project/faceted_search

Marc Morris wrote:
> Thanks Chris - what do you mean by "faceted search"?
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> Marc
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> On 15 Dec 2008, at 18:34, Christopher M. Jones wrote:
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>> Off the cuff, I'd say create a cck type with the fields you need.  
>> If you
>> can get your data into a csv then you can use node import to bring it
>> into your drupal db. Use views to generate your searches. I'm also a
>> huge fan of faceted search for stuff like this.
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>> Marc Morris wrote:
>>> I've just been asked to build a site which will list just over 5,000
>>> movies. I currently have all the info in a Filemaker database.
>>>
>>> What I'm trying to work out is how best to go about getting the data
>>> into Drupal.
>>>
>>> Should I have each title as a node, or is there a much better way to
>>> achieve this?
>>>
>>> Basically each movie will have the following info:
>>>
>>> Title
>>> Director
>>> Country
>>> Year
>>> Genre
>>> Cast
>>> Synopsis
>>> Duration
>>> Awards
>>>
>>> some may in the future include a movie poster image or selected pix
>>> from the film itself.
>>>
>>> etc..
>>>
>>> Each title will be linked to from a drop-down navigation menu which
>>> will offer results displayed by GENRE or STUDIO etc. Clicking on a
>>> director's or actor's name will bring a a list of search results too.
>>>
>>> At this stage most of the titles can be displayed purely in a list
>>> format, although I should allow for the option of a full page view
>>> per title for the future.
>>>
>>> I'm hoping someone out there could offer a little advice about the
>>> best way to set the site up.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Marc
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> Marc Morris
> Cult Movie Forums
> http://www.cultmovieforums.com/
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