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- Short: Search Altavista in AmIRC or CLI, New Version! (2.0)
- Author: purplet@dingoblue.net.au (Purple)
- Uploader: purplet@dingoblue.net.au (Purple)
- Type: comm/irc
-
- Yet another script for AmIRC :) But a handy one! Allows AltaVista to be
- searched and the results displayed in the current AmIRC window OR in a CLI.
- I have no idea if this kinda script has been done before... but here's my
- version anyway if it has :)
-
- Hopefully, this will be the last time I have to fix this. Altavista seem
- to change their cgi scripts like they do their underwear, so the output
- is always changing. I removed most of the description and date stuff, so
- now it will just display the relevant URL. It should be fairly "Update-Proof"
- but you never know ;-)
-
- Httpresume is no longer needed (So get off my back, Mick!! :) ), so it should
- be a little faster now too.
-
-
- Installation & Configuration
- ----------------------------
-
- 1. Open AVSearch in your text editor and change the MaxHits to a value between
- 1 and 10. This is the maximum number of URLs that will be displayed in
- AmIRC or CLI. Change the AVSTempFile location if you like.
-
- 2. Copy the edited script to Amirc:Rexx/
-
- 3. Make an alias in AmIRC: /alias /AV /RX AVSearch %p
-
- If you also want to use it in the CLI, add this line to your startup-sequence
- AFTER the AmIRC path assign: Alias AVS "RX AmIRC:Rexx/AVSearch.Amirx"
-
-
- Usage
- -----
-
- Amirc: /AV <Search Keywords>
- Shell: AVS <Search Keywords>
-
- Search results return in approximately the same time it takes to retrieve the
- same search results in a regular browser. Some searches may take longer due to
- the search keywords used and the number of web pages altavista finds ;-)
-
- Results will be displayed while they are being downloaded. If no results were
- found, AVSearch will notify you of this.
-
- Bugs
- ----
-
- This was done as a quickie request for someone in under an hour, so there's
- likely to be plenty of bugs.
-
- Please EMail me if you find one :) Suggestions very welcome ;-)
-
-
- Seeya,
- Purple
-