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For Web Developers: Query Interface

Refined search feature allows you to specify special search criteria in addition to the desired postcode.

The query interface system

The basic Store Finder search provides the nearest stores to a given postcode.

The refined search feature allows searches for nearest stores which offer, for example, late night trading, or on-site parking, or bulk discounts, or whatever special field is appropriate to your business.

This mechanism allows you to constrain results to not only within a postcode but to within a postcode AND additionally specified criteria.

When combined with 'silent fields' this interface makes Store Finder extremely powerful while still maintaining its ease-of-use.

Example

By narrowing searches, users can make additional choices and therefore have more control over the results which are provided. In the following example there are a variety of stores which offer different services. Users are able to set Store Finder to filter the results and obtain more useful results.

	Demonstration of Store Finder refined search query interface using Milford Industries data set. Enter a town or postcode:   Only stores offering a mobile fitting service: No Yes Only stores offering one off specials: No Yes