code is:

$vm = JomGenius("virtuemart"); // need this at the start of every rule
if ( $vm->check("pagetype = category") ) {
$category_id = $vm->info( "category_id" );
if ($category_id == "74") return 150;
if ($category_id == "77") return 150;
if ($category_id == "1162") return 150;
}

Hi Ray,
just cleaned up all the idiot spam and found your post - sorry for the delay.
I just want to check what you are saying is happening...

So on the category page, the MetaMod shows the search module correctly?
But are you saying that if there's a description on the category page, then the search itself does not work correctly?

e.g. when there is no description on the category page, if you use the Search module that the MetaMod displays, then it works perfectly.
However if there was a description on the category page, then if you use the Search module that the MetaMod displays, then the search returns ALL items instead of using the search term you specified?

Can you please confirm that?
Also, are you using the free or the Pro version of MetaMod?

Cheers
Stephen