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Pass quotes in variable to Google search

 
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myrison



Joined: 03 Nov 2009
Posts: 2
PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:49 am    Post subject: Pass quotes in variable to Google search Reply with quote
Hi all - this is probably a total noob question, but I cannot figure it out from reading the tutorial. Can someone please review this very simple script and advise how it can be altered such that items in quotes (i.e. "test search text") will pass the quotation marks as well as the search text?

Right now any time I submit an entire search query in quotes or a query that includes a partial items in quotes, nothing is returned.

Quote:
~LControl::
if (A_PriorHotkey <> "~LControl" or A_TimeSincePriorHotkey > 200)
{
; Too much time between presses, so this isn't a double-press.
KeyWait, LControl
return
}
InputBox, UserInput, GoogleSearch, Enter Google Query., , 640, 130
if ErrorLevel
return
else
Run, http://www.google.com/search?q=%UserInput%
return


Thank you!

Jason
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Post example of what you are trying to enter in Google.
We can't read you mind.

I entered"string" in the input box and it sent exactly what I typed.
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Leef_me



Joined: 08 Apr 2009
Posts: 5336
Location: San Diego, California
PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anonymous wrote:
Post example of what you are trying to enter in Google.
We can't read you mind.
You obviously can't read his post either. Twisted Evil
myrison wrote:
Can someone please review this very simple script and advise how it can be altered such that
items in quotes (i.e. "test search text") will pass the quotation marks as well as the search text?

Arrow myrison, try this script
the hardest part was putting spaces between words;
I found that without "StringReplace" command, the spaces disappear
Code:
InputBox, UserInput, GoogleSearch, Enter Google Query., , 640, 130
if ErrorLevel
return
else
{
msgbox user %UserInput%
StringReplace, OutputVar, UserInput, %a_space% , `%20, 1

msgbox out %OutputVar%
Run, http://www.google.com/search?q= `"%OutputVar%`"
}
return
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sinkfaze



Joined: 18 Mar 2008
Posts: 5043
Location: the tunnel(?=light)
PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Another possibility (untested):

Code:
if InStr(UserInput,Chr(34)) ; Chr(34) is quotation mark
  StringReplace, UserInput, UserInput, % Chr(34), `%22

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firace



Joined: 08 Feb 2009
Posts: 28
PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
here's my take (i've been using this script for months and it works just fine for me):

Win+G activates the input box.


#g::
send {Ctrl}
inputbox, st,Google Search,,,,95,,,,,weather miami
if ErrorLevel
return
StringReplace, st, st, `", `%22, all
run http://www.google.com/search?q=%st%
return
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myrison



Joined: 03 Nov 2009
Posts: 2
PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you all for the quick replies. (even the one complaining that I was not asking my question clearly) Twisted Evil

I tested all of them and sinkfaze & lazygeek, yours both work flawlessly. Leef_me - thank you for the response as well, but strangely, your code exhibits the same problems my current code does.

Test query is this:
Quote:
"test search" text outside of quotes

Leef - the first ouput box returns
Quote:
user "test search" outside of quotes
and then the second output box returns
Quote:
out "test%20search"%20outside%20of%20quotes


However, when posted to Google, the variable passed is
Quote:
"test search outside of quotes
It is missing the second quote for some reason.

In any case, please don't feel the need to troubleshoot further as I do have a working solution now.

Thanks again guys for the help. I used to install Google Desktop solely for the ability to use the "double control" keyboard shortcut that would pop up a Google search box. That program comes with a a lot of clutter though just to get the keyboard shortcut. This is MUCH more lightweight and efficient.

Thanks again!
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