intanto grazie ringo per la risposta...
quello in questione è un componente di joomla, io di php nn ne capisco molto, è possibile far si che mi stampi la lista completa senza far girare pagina...

ora allego il codice della ricerca, magari bisogna agire su questo.
cmq grazie mille!!!

codice:
/**************************************************\
                SHOW THE SEARCH FORM
    \**************************************************/


function itemSearch( $option, $lists ) {
global $database, $Itemid, $mainframe, $mosConfig_live_site, $option;

?>

<table width="90%" align="center" cellpadding="5"><tr><td>


<table width="100%" cellpadding="10" class="pollstableborder"><tr><td>
<form name="searchfilter" action="<?php echo sefRelToAbs("index.php?option=com_ezautos&amp;Itemid=$Itemid&amp;task=results");?>" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_ezautos" />
<input type="hidden" name="Itemid" value="<?php echo $Itemid;?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="task" value="results" />
<table border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="h2"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_SEARCHADV;?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td width="120" height="36"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_SEARCHPRICE;?>:</td>
<td width="157"><?php echo $lists['minprice'];?></td>
<td width="133"><?php echo $lists['maxprice'];?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="36"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_SEARCH_MAKE;?>:</td>
<td colspan="4"><?php echo $lists['make'];?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="37"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_SEARCH_MODEL;?>:</td>
<td colspan="4"><?php echo $lists['model'];?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="37"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DDSL_TRANS;?>:</td>
<td colspan="4"><?php echo $lists['trans'];?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="38"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_VLDET_TAG;?>:</td>
<td colspan="4"><?php echo $lists['tag'];?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="40"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_SEARCH_SEARCHORD;?>:</td>
<td colspan="4"><select name="direction" class="inputbox">
<option value="ASCPRICE"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DDSL_PRASC;?></option>
                            <option value="DESCPRICE"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DDSL_PRDESC;?></option>
                            <option value="ASCID" selected="selected"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DDSL_IDASC;?></option>
                            <option value="DESCID"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DDSL_IDDESC;?></option>
</select></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="51"><input class="button" type="submit" name="<?php echo _EZAUTOS_INCLUDES_SEARCH;?>" value="<?php echo _EZAUTOS_INCLUDES_SEARCH;?>" /></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
</table>

</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</td></tr></table>






</td></tr></table>

<?php


}


    /**************************************************\
                SHOW THE FILTERED SEARCH RESULTS
    \**************************************************/


function searchFilteredResults( $option, &$rows, $pageNav ) {
global $database, $Itemid, $mainframe, $mosConfig_live_site, $ea_currencysign, $ea_thumbwidth, $ea_perpage, $ea_imagedirectory;


    $num_rows=ceil( count( $rows ) / 1 );
    if ($num_rows > 0) {

?>



<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td class="sectiontableheader"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_RESULTS_RESULTS;?></td>
</tr>
</table>

<?php

            $k = 0;
            for ($i=0, $n=count( $rows ); $i < $n; $i++) {
                $row = &$rows[$i];

        ?>


<table border="0" width="100%" onmouseover="EZOver(this)" onmouseout="EZOut(this)" onclick="location.href='<?php echo sefRelToAbs("index.php?option=com_ezautos&amp;Itemid=$Itemid&amp;task=detail&amp;id=$row->id");?>'">
<tr>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top" width="420"><span class="h3"><?php echo $row->year.' '.$row->makename.' '.$row->modelname;?></span> ... id");?>"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_READMORE;?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center" width="<?php echo $ea_thumbwidth;?>">id");?>"><?php if ($row->image1) { ?>[img]components/com_ezautos/<?php echo $ea_imagedirectory;?>/th/<?php echo $row->image1;?>[/img]" alt="<?php echo _EZAUTOS_PICTAG_VEHICLE;?>" /><?php }else{ ?>[img]components/com_ezautos/images/tn_noimage.jpg[/img]" alt="<?php echo _EZAUTOS_PICTAG_VEHICLE;?>" /><?php } ?></td>
<td valign="top">

<table border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td align="right" width="130"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DET_PRICE; ?></td>
<td align="center" width="20">:</td>
<td><?php echo $ea_currencysign.''.$row->price;?></td>
</tr>
<?php if ( $row->mileage ) { ?>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="130"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DET_MILEAGE; ?></td>
<td align="center" width="20">:</td>
<td><?php echo $row->mileage;?></td>
</tr>
<?php } ?>
<?php if ( $row->engine ) { ?>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="130"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DET_ENGSIZE; ?></td>
<td align="center" width="20">:</td>
<td><?php echo $row->engine;?></td>
</tr>
<?php } ?>
<?php if ( $row->trans ) { ?>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="130"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DET_TRANSMISSION; ?></td>
<td align="center" width="20">:</td>
<td><?php echo $row->trans;?></td>
</tr>
<?php } ?>
<tr>
<td align="right" width="130"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_DET_AVAILABILITY; ?></td>
<td align="center" width="20">:</td>
<td><?php echo $row->availability;?></td>
</tr>
</table>

</td>
</tr>
</table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="sectiontableheader">
<tr>
<td>[img]components/com_ezautos/images/pixel.gif[/img]</td>
</tr>
</table>

<?php

    } 

?>



<form name="adminForm" action="index.php?option=<? echo $option;?>&amp;task=<?php echo $_REQUEST['task'];?>&amp;Itemid=<? echo $Itemid;?>" method="get">
<input type="hidden" name="option" value="<?php echo $option;?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="Itemid" value="<?php echo $Itemid;?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="task" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['task'];?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="cid" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['cid'];?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="trans" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['trans'];?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="tag" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['tag'];?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="make" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['make'];?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="model" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['model'];?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="maxprice" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['maxprice'];?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="minprice" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['minprice'];?>" />
<input type="hidden" name="direction" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['direction'];?>" />

<?php

$link='index.php?option='.$option.'&amp;task='.$_REQUEST['task'].'&amp;Itemid='. $Itemid;
?>

<table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='0'>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2" align="center"><?php echo $pageNav->writePagesLinks($link); ?></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><?php echo $pageNav->writePagesCounter();?></td><td align="right"><?php echo _EZAUTOS_LISTINGS_DISPLAYNUM;?> <?php echo $pageNav->getLimitBox($link);?></td>

    </tr>
</table>

<?php


}else{

?>

<table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='0'>
<tr>
<td colspan='2' class='sectiontableheader' width='100%'><?php echo _EZAUTOS_RESULTS_RESULTS;?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class='h3'>
<?php echo _EZAUTOS_RESULTS_NORESULTS;?></td>
</tr>
</table>

<?php

}


}
ho postato la stessa discussione anche su questo forum http://forum.joomla.it/index.php?topic=25656.0
ma nulla...