[tavilach]

I want to be able to search the MacNN forums using QuickSilver (this applies to LaunchBar and Butler, too), but I can't figure out how...

How does one create a search string when the site uses POST instead of GET?

[tavilach]

[tavilach]

Nice! I figured it out. I was messing around with searching, and this text popped up, after I had changed the number of the search ID (which apparently doesn't work every time, but when the search ID is certain numbers, it works...weird...):

http://forums.macnn.com/search.php?action=simplesearch&showposts=0& ;query=[Search Query]&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending& searchdate=-1

It then immediately switched to:

http://forums.macnn.com/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=[Search ID Number]&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

Yay! I have my search link!

I just added it to the QS Wiki. I feel so...accomplished!

Edit: Woot! I went through the HTML of the MacNN News search page, and by looking at the names of the fields around the submit button, came up with a search string.

For the past two weeks of MacNN news:

http://www.macnn.com/search.php?action=post&Submit=Go&checked[1]=&term=[Search Query]&search_limit=1099285200

For no time constraint:

http://www.macnn.com/search.php?action=post&Submit=Go&checked[1]=&term=[Search Query]

Enjoy .

Edit: To search by username (exact name), it's:

http://forums.macnn.com/search.php?action=simplesearch&showposts=0& ;searchuser=[User]&exactname=yes&sortby=lastpost&sortord er=descending&searchdate=-1

For partial name, it's:

http://forums.macnn.com/search.php?action=simplesearch&showposts=0& ;searchuser=[User]&exactname=no&sortby=lastpost&sortorde r=descending&searchdate=-1

[lavar78]

Thanks tavilach!

[Mac Guru]

For those of us that are new to Quicksilver, do you mind walking us through what you did? I think it's a cool feature but I'm not quite sure where to start.

Mac Guru

[Diggory Laycock]

http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/doc...e=Web+searches

and

http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/doc...eb+Search+List