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How to create search engine with two parameters in Opera?

Friday, 15. February 2008, 09:13:22

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Sometimes we need to specify two parameters for search as in the following search.

http://images.google.com/images?imgtype=face&q=monkey

It is possible to create search engine for the above using JavaScript.

By creating a search engine with the following JavaScript in address field, you can search Google Images from address bar by typing <search engine keyword><space><search parameter 1><space><search parameter 2> (example: gi face monkey)

javascript:var s='%s';var p=s.indexOf('+');if(p>-1){var s1=s.split('+');var s2=s.slice(p+1)};window.location.href='http://images.google.com/images?imgtype='+s1[0]+'&q='+s2;

To create search engine for another site, modify images.google.com/images?imgtype='+s1[0]+'&q='+s2; part in the above JavaScript. When you perform search, s1[0] will be replaced by first parameter & s2 with second parameter.

If <search parameter 1> is more than one word use the following JavaScript. Use dot instead of space as separtor between search parameters.

javascript:var s='%s';var p=s.indexOf('.');if(p>-1){var s1=s.split('.');var s2=s.slice(p+1)};window.location.href='http://images.google.com/images?imgtype='+s1[0]+'&q='+s2;

Update: Apr 28, 2008

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Comments

vd2k 16. February 2008, 11:38

May I say: brilliant! To be perfectly clear to new users, you need to put the javascript in the Address field of your Custom Search Engine box.

I created my own custom search straight away: Google Maps Directions.
javascript:var s='%s';var p=s.indexOf('+');if(p>-1){var s1=s.split('+');var s2=s.slice(p+1)};window.location.href='http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr='+s1[0]+'&daddr='+s2;

Tamil 16. February 2008, 18:06

:up:

Massimo 23. February 2008, 08:29

Hi Tamil :-)

I'm trying to create a search engine for Torrentz.com using your method but I can't figure out why my solution does not work.

A usual link of this search engine is:

http://torrentz.com/search?q=foo+bar

So I create this entry:

javascript:var s='%s';var p=s.indexOf('+');if(p>-1){var s1=s.split('+');var s2=s.slice(p+1)};window.location.href='http://torrentz.com/search?q='+s1[0]'+'+s2;

Looks like it doesn't accept the "+" between the two strings and I can't understand why. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance :-)

Tamil 23. February 2008, 08:45

Originally posted by Gesu`:

javascript:var s='%s';var p=s.indexOf('+');if(p>-1){var s1=s.split('+');var s2=s.slice(p+1)};window.location.href='http://torrentz.com/search?q='+s1[0]'+'+s2;

You didn't place + after s1[0]

javascript:var s='%s';var p=s.indexOf('+');if(p>-1){var s1=s.split('+');var s2=s.slice(p+1)};window.location.href='http://torrentz.com/search?q='+s1[0]+'+'+s2;


Simple & easy one 
http://torrentz.com/search?q=%s

Massimo 23. February 2008, 15:58

Thank you very much, Tamil, precious has always :-)

I suppose that the site has changed its behaviour because in the past I used the "simple solution" and it didn't work. And I'm pretty sure it was that same exact string.

Anyway, thanks again!

ALBERT DOINA 17. April 2008, 15:58

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Nate F 15. May 2008, 16:52

Thanks for making the multi word multi parameter search string.

Apna Dost 2. July 2008, 13:21

Can you please provide code for searching one parameter in multiple engines such as Google Microsoft and Yahoo in 3 different pages using one Opera searh string? Thank you.

nizamx 4. July 2008, 16:28

I want to see search results in new tab when I use Opera's quick find. Is this possible?

Tamil 4. July 2008, 16:38

How do you perform quick find search?

nizamx 4. July 2008, 17:13

Customize-Buttons-Search-Quick Find
I put that search field to Opera's toolbar.

Tamil 4. July 2008, 17:19

Try SHIFT key and enter.

nizamx 4. July 2008, 17:49

Thanks for the help, is it also possible via adding some parameter without using shift.

Tamil 4. July 2008, 17:55

Originally posted by nizamx:

is it also possible via adding some parameter without using shift.

AFAIK, not possible with search field.

@Percy Shroff, AFAIK it is not possible.

Apna Dost 20. July 2008, 10:53

I have now found the following to work perfectly :

URL=javascript:var s='%s';window.location.href='Page with %s Susbstitued by '+s+';open('Page with %s Susbstitued by '+s+'');open('Page with %s Susbstitued by '+s+'');

Anonymous 10. October 2008, 00:09

Victor writes:

Hello Tamil. Are there any way to assign favicons to these search boxes with javascript address? Thank you!

Tamil 10. October 2008, 11:29

Visit that site and then you should have favicon for JavaScript address.

Anonymous 14. May 2009, 14:20

Mwilliams writes:

Help me icant download with my opera 4.2 in 2 my n72 mobile phone

Tamil 22. May 2009, 08:42

Please ask in Opera Mini forums.

Anonymous 24. October 2009, 18:43

Redsandro writes:

Is it possible to do something like this for sites that require POST submits?

Tamil 24. October 2009, 21:11

AFAIK, not possible.

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