from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
from django.http import HttpResponse

def search_form(request):
    return render_to_response('search_form.html')

def search(request):
    try:
        len(request.GET['q'])
        if len(request.GET['q']):
            message = 'You searched for: %s' % request.GET['q']
        else:
            message = 'You submitted an empty form.'
    except:
        message = 'You did not submit a form.'
    return HttpResponse(message)