Passing multiple variables into query_posts

I can’t help but think the missing field names is everything (but then what do I know!!)

echo ($query_string.'&'.$args); ?>

returns the following:

page_id=7&end_date&>&2009-12-07&start_date&des&99

I think that there is something happening with the implode function. because $whatsonposts = query_posts($args); works to filter the posts, but $args = implode('&',$args); $whatsonposts = query_posts($args); doesn’t

Sorry, but this is well beyond my techie limit! If you get a moment I’d really appreciate it if you would be able to show me how to go about this (I’ve litterally not got a clue where to start!)

GENIUS!!!!

It works like an absolute charm.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

…I hate to resurrect this but I’ve noticed this either isn’t working (since a WP upgrade perhaps) or didn’t in the first place, but I didn’t spot it. The problem is that it isn’t being ordered by the date. These params work elsewhere when I am using them with get_posts but it looks like it fails with the array_merge line…

t31os help me!

This is the code as it appears in all its glory:

<?php
$now = strtotime('now');
$str_today = date('m/d/Y');
$my_now = date('Y-m-d');
$start = $end ='';
$end = $my_date = get('end_date');
$args = array(
		'meta_key' => 'end_date',
		'meta_compare' => '>',
		'meta_value' => $my_now,
		'orderby' => 'start_date',
		'order' => 'desc',
		'showposts' => '99'
	);
$args = array_merge( $args , array_filter( $wp_query->query_vars ) );
$whatsonposts = query_posts($args);
?>
<div id="main_content">
<?php if(is_array($whatsonposts) && count($whatsonposts) > 0) {?>

		<?php if (have_posts()): ?>

        <!--str_today: <?php echo $str_today ?>        <br />
        My now: <?php echo $my_now ?>        <br />-->

        <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
                <?php $start = $my_date = get('start_date');
                $end = $my_date = get('end_date');
                $cost = get_post_meta($post->ID,'price',true);
                ?>
                <div <?php post_class('post') ?>>
                        <div class="post-header" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
                           <div class="post-name">
                                <h1><a href="<?php echo get_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h1>
                            </div>

                <div class="post-detail"><?php comments_popup_link('No Comments', '1 Comment', '%Comments'); ?><?php edit_post_link('Edit', ' - [', ']'); ?></h3></div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="post-body">
                      <?php
                        if($start !='') echo date('F j, Y',strtotime($start));
                if($end !='') echo ' - '.date('F j, Y',strtotime($end));?><br />
                Price: <?php echo  $cost; ?> <br />
                            <?php the_excerpt('<p class="serif">Read the rest of this entry &raquo;</p>'); ?>
                            <a href="<?php echo get_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>">[Click here for more]</a>
                            <?php edit_post_link('Edit this entry.', '<p>', '</p>'); ?>
                        </div>
                    </div>

<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php include 'sorrymsg.php' ?>
<?php } ?>

Thanks!