Teacher Bytes - Creating your own metasearch engine

Add an Internet metasearch to your webpage. Just add the code below. When complete, your new search will look for your keywords in four major search tools: Yahoo, Alta Vista, Google and Ah-ha. The results will be displayed in four new pages, one opening for each search tool.

Simply copy the following lines to your webpage, between the <body> and </body> tags.

<SCRIPT language=JavaScript>
function amendforspace(items) 
{var string="";
for (var n=1;n<=items.length;n++) 
{if(items.substring(n-1,n)==" ") 
{string+="+";}
else 
{string+=items.substring(n-1,n);}}
return string;}
function goengine()
{var keyphrase=document.gofind.searchphrase.value; 
var engine1;
var engine2;
var engine3;
var engine4;
amendedphrase=amendforspace(keyphrase); 
engine1= "http://search.yahoo.com/search?p="+amendedphrase; 
wind=window.open(engine1);
engine2 = "http://www.google.com/search?q="+amendedphrase; 
wind=window.open(engine2);
engine3 = "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?q="+amendedphrase; 
wind=window.open(engine3);
engine4 = "http://partner.ah-ha.com/1001.asp?1.x=27&1.y=15&AID=12238&PID=626957&query="+amendedphrase; 
wind=window.open(engine4);}
</SCRIPT>
<form name=gofind>
<div align=left> 
<p>Search Yahoo, Alta Vista, Google and Ah-Ha all at once!<br>
Keywords:<input size=30 name=searchphrase>
<input onClick=goengine() type=button value=Search name=button>
<input type=reset value="Clear" name=reset><br>
<font size="2">A service from <a href="http://www.teacherbytes.com">www.teacherbytes.com</a></font>
</div>
</form>

Issue 8		Search Techniques - Creating your own metasearch engine Add an Internet metasearch to your webpage. Just add the code below. When complete, your new search will look for your keywords in four major search tools: Yahoo, Alta Vista, Google and Ah-ha. The results will be displayed in four new pages, one opening for each search tool. Simply copy the following lines to your webpage, between the <body> and </body> tags. <SCRIPT language=JavaScript> function amendforspace(items) {var string=""; for (var n=1;n<=items.length;n++) {if(items.substring(n-1,n)==" ") {string+="+";} else {string+=items.substring(n-1,n);}} return string;} function goengine() {var keyphrase=document.gofind.searchphrase.value; var engine1; var engine2; var engine3; var engine4; amendedphrase=amendforspace(keyphrase); engine1= "http://search.yahoo.com/search?p="+amendedphrase; wind=window.open(engine1); engine2 = "http://www.google.com/search?q="+amendedphrase; wind=window.open(engine2); engine3 = "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?q="+amendedphrase; wind=window.open(engine3); engine4 = "http://partner.ah-ha.com/1001.asp?1.x=27&1.y=15&AID=12238&PID=626957&query="+amendedphrase; wind=window.open(engine4);} </SCRIPT> <form name=gofind> <div align=left> <p>Search Yahoo, Alta Vista, Google and Ah-Ha all at once!<br> Keywords:<input size=30 name=searchphrase> <input onClick=goengine() type=button value=Search name=button> <input type=reset value="Clear" name=reset><br> <font size="2">A service from <a href="http://www.teacherbytes.com">www.teacherbytes.com</a></font> </div> </form>
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