• F.A.Q: Using the search feature at LionWAP

    The LionWAP search feature is a research tool to help Lions find clubs with similar projects, or search for Lions Club members. Special link lists of sub districts can also be formed.

    1. How do I search LionWAP?
    2. Why would I want to use the search feature?
    3. How do I make a special link list?

    1. How do I search LionWAP? - Top

    The Search Feature is very simple:

    • Simply go to www.lionwap.org,you should see the Yellow Search box.
    • Select the area of interest by scrolling down.  This field is first set to Club Name, but you might want to search other fields.
    • Type in the information that you seek.
    • Click on the GO button.
    - Updated: January 1, 2002

    2. Why would I want to use the search feature? - Top

    There are countless uses of this feature.  

    • Make contact with clubs with similar projects, to share ideas, or get tips on improvements.
    • Find Clubs that are in your District; some states and countries have many districts, so this feature should make it easier to create your own link list of your sub district.
    • Look for a Lions Club member that you may have met at a convention.  This Lion may be a club officer, or may be listed in a membership list that the webmaster added to the Activities field.  
    • Now you can see a real benefit of helping us to get every Lions Club to use a LionWAP web page. 
    • Develop a special Link List of clubs in your area
    - Updated: December 30, 2001

    3. How do I make a special link list? - Top

    This is a little more difficult.   You want to create a search web page address.   With Internet Explorer, you can create a URL to make a District list by typing this example into the web page address:

    http://www.lionwap.org/query?District like "23-b"


    After the page appears correctly, use COPY and Paste this string to the web page address that you want:

    http://www.lionwap.org/query?District%20like%20"23-b"

    This two step process is necessary, since some browsers DO NOT WORK
    with spaces in the web page address.  If you do not have Internet Explorer, then you must create the resulting web page address by substituting %20 for each space that is used in the search.  DO NOT use a URL that has spaces in it. 

    Another method to create a Link List query is the use the
    "+" symbol. 

    http://www.lionwap.org/query?District+like+"23-b"


    Some areas will use the MD field and District field separately.  In this case, the search should include BOTH the MD and District in a a query such as this:

    http://www.lionwap.org/query?District="k"+and+Country="Turkey"

    When viewing a longer list, you might notice that the Clubs do not appear in Alphabetic order.  To correct this, use the phrase "order by Club_Name" along with your search.  Here is an example:


    http://www.lionwap.org/query?District+like+"23-b"+order+by+Club_Name

    At LionWAP, we make every effort to correct the "spelling" of new web pages and standardize the district designation.  So "23B" is changed to "23-B" since this is normal for clubs in that area.  So you can see how important it is for everyone within the same district to use the dash and no spaces in the district designation.  But this search is not case sensitive.

    It is important for the ordering of these lists, that clubs in the
    English speaking countries use a club name form, where the name of their community appear first, such as "Watertown Lions Club".   For Spanish Lions Clubs, it is best if clubs use the local reference of a Lions Club as in this example: 
    "Club de Leones de Las Heras".  Consistency will help make these lists appear in alphabetic order. 

    State and Country link pages already exist, so you can see the benefit of creating these special sub district lists.



    - Updated: January 1, 2002


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