do JavaScript -- giving it a variable
do JavaScript -- giving it a variable
- Subject: do JavaScript -- giving it a variable
- From: Brandon Lake <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:57:45 -0700
Hey, :o)
I'm trying to write a script to open a search query in multiple search
engines, but make it so the user only has to type in the input once.
i.e. Search term = tortes, then query google images, Epicurious
recipes, etc. . .
The problem I'm running into is getting the variable passed to java.
I can query in a single do JavaScript and it works fine:
set this_script to "javascript:void(q=prompt('Enter text to search
using
Epicurious.',''));if(q)void(location.href='
http://www.epicurious.com/
s97is.vts?action=filtersearch&filter=recipe-
filter.hts&collection=Recipes&ResultTemplate=recipe-
results.hts&queryType=and&keyword='+escape(q))"
do JavaScript this_script in document 1
but then if I put that in a repeat the user has to re enter the code.
I'm not familiar enough with JavaScript to edit that and keep a
variable retained so I thought I could take the variable in finder and
put it in. This code runs it, but evidently passes Safari the search
term "undefined" rather than my variable search_text. . . . anyone know
why?
there is extra code here, definitely not perfect, not all necessary,
and not necessarily pertaining to the question, but I thought I'd give
the whole script to make it easier to cut and paste and see what I see
--- tabs is not quite perfected ---- might want to just select windows
for testing purposes :o)
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set this_script to "javascript:void(q=prompt('Enter text to search
using
Epicurious.',''));if(q)void(location.href='
http://www.epicurious.com/
s97is.vts?action=filtersearch&filter=recipe-
filter.hts&collection=Recipes&ResultTemplate=recipe-
results.hts&queryType=and&keyword='+escape(q))"
tell application "Safari"
activate
try
display dialog "Perform Search across Multiple Search Enginges" &
return & return & "This script will open the query you choose as a
result in the front document of new windows or new tabs." buttons
{"Cancel", "Windows", "Tabs"} default button 3
set the display_method to the button returned of the result
if the display_method is "Tabs" then
-- size the document to full screen
do JavaScript
"moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight)" in
document 1
end if
tell application "Finder"
activate
try
display dialog "Please enter the text you would like to search
for." default answer "Search Text Here" buttons {"OK", "Cancel"}
default button 1
set search_text to text returned of the result
log search_text
set this_script to
"javascript:void(location.href='
http://www.epicurious.com/
s97is.vts?action=filtersearch&filter=recipe-
filter.hts&collection=Recipes&ResultTemplate=recipe-
results.hts&queryType=and&keyword='+escape(" & search_text & "))"
end try
end tell
log this_script
repeat with i from 1 to 2
if the display_method is "Windows" then
set this_doc to make new document at beginning of documents
else
my new_tab()
end if
do JavaScript this_script in document i
set this_script to
"javascript:void(location.href='
http://images.google.com/images?"; &
search_text & "='+escape(" & search_text & "))"
-- do JavaScript this_script in document 2
end repeat
on error the error_message number the error_number
if the error_number is not -128 then
display dialog the error_message buttons {"OK"} default button 1
end if
end try
end tell
on new_tab()
tell application "Safari" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Safari"
click menu item "New Tab" of menu "File" of menu bar 1
end tell
end tell
end new_tab
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TIA,
Any input would be welcomed
Brandon Lake
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