Search The Internet v1.0 (Major Engines)

Search The Internet Hack - (Copyright 2002+), tHE DSS
V1.0 (10th August 2002)

Additional code (enhanced by tHE DSS) used from Freddie's Quick Stats Hack at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=37193

As with anything of this nature, I will not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused during installation of this hack, or in the future during usage of this hack. Although steps have been taken to ensure a smooth installation, and smooth usage, you install and use this hack entirely at your own risk.

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This hack gives your visitors an excellent quick and easy way of finding information on the Internet, without having to leave your site.

5 search engines are included at the moment (google, yahoo, alta vista, excite & lycos). A search "bar" is present on every page on your forum site, in the footer by default - your visitors simply type in a search, select the engine to search on (from a drop down box), and that's that.

A new window will open up, with the seach results displayed.

It gets even better, because this hack can optionally keep search logs on who is searching what from where, and when. A great help for webmasters interested in their visitors wants and needs.

Webmasters can quickly track down information from the search logs via the vB AdminCP. In-fact, webmasters can control the logs completely, from the AdminCP.

It gets better yet, as this hack is so easy to install.

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I will no doubt be adding features to this hack as and when I get a spare half hour - the "upgrades" will simply entail uploading a replacement file (no vB scripts will need replacing).

Cheers.

[MuSuL]

Oh....I just saw the install button. My apologies for not doing this. I will do it from now on

[chipheodeptrai]

OK done...very cool hack
many thanks

[PurpleCow]

Hey :

I just installed this hack...and noticed that the page(s) loads quite slow after the installation.

What i actually see is that after the installation of this hack....the page does load quite normally but the IE bar syill keeps reading and kind of browser freezes for a moment.

Anyone see this phenomenon happening at ur end ??

I suspect its because of adding the search functionality in the footer folder.......may be if its in another folder...the same problem may not arise !?

Thanks for the feedback !

Cheers

[tHE DSS]

HostBubble, i've never had that happen, and i've been running this hack, well, since I wrote it, which is before I released it here.

I don't see why there is any reason this particular hack will cause the above mentioned problem.

Is it still happening?

[PurpleCow]

DSS :

sorry, its fine now. I don't have that problem anymore.

I guess, its my connection being slow, which is taking time to load.

Sorry for that false statement above.

Cheers

[AnaFreak]

Very Easy Hack, "clicks intall"

[jbear6]

Thanks for an excellent hack tHE DSS, our members absolutely love it. Ours is primarily setup to search the MSU and OSU websites for animal health information on diseases, and treatments. I have been trying to add the online Merck Manual with no success. Are there some web sites that are impossible to search "outside" their webpage search system? This is the website I am trying to add to the list of search choices:

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp

No matter what I try, I can't get it to search this website.

Thanks
Jbear6

[tHE DSS]

Hiya, jbear6. Thank you for installing.

Well, i've been at this for about 20 minutes, and Jesus, this one is tough!

One thing has hasn't helped is that websites Java Servlet approach! It's rather slow and prone to being very un-helpful when trying to "hack" it.

I can't seem to manage to get the output fully. But I have managed the following :

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/servlet/CVMSearch?searchType=0&searchSubType=-1&startIndex=0&numResults=10&hilightTerm=null&quer yText=

... put that as your search URL, and it should work. But, the whole website design won't show, only the results.

If that will do, then bless you.

[jbear6]

That will do, and thank you so very much
It works like a champ!

Jbear6

[gmarik]

So it should work on 2.3.0 as well?
If so, it is a great submission, looking forward for more soon to be...?!