Google/Youtube search bar in Publication

Animellarx · **Posted:** May 9th, 2014, 10:36 am

Hi there.

Is there possibly a way to implement a search bar for either Youtube.com or Google.com, in which you can type in a search query (as if you were searching something on google/youtube) and when clicking a button, launches your browser to youtube/google with your inputted search and opens the relevant info for that search?
In other words:
Opus publication->type in search bar what you wish to search->search button->opens browser to relevant site (youtube/google) and displays your search.

If there is a way, please let me know. Hope my question is clear enough..

P.S
I am not to familiar with intense html, I only know the basics :3

mackavi · **Posted:** May 9th, 2014, 11:17 am

You just need to look at the URL for the website and then create that as string + your search term. So YouTube would be:

Code:

mySearchURL = "https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=" + mySearchTerm;
window.open(mySearchURL, "_blank" );

The mySearchTerm is the variable from your Text Input Box

Mack

Animellarx · **Posted:** May 9th, 2014, 11:46 am

Hi and thanks Mack!

So I tried using this in my script:

Code:

mySearchURL = "https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=" 
+ mySearchTerm; LaunchURL(mySearchURL)

It works perfectly but it opens two tabs of the same page. Do you know why perhaps?

Regards

Animellarx · **Posted:** May 9th, 2014, 11:51 am

Never mind I had another action on the button, haha. It works perfectly now.

Thank you so much for the help! Appreciate it.

Animellarx · **Posted:** May 12th, 2014, 10:54 am

Hi again..

Using this script:

Code:

mySearchURL = "https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=" 
+ mySearchTerm; LaunchURL(mySearchURL)

I noticed when I type in my text and add spaces between words for example: "Red roses" Opus opens a tab for each word after the space.
Though using the "-" instead of spaces fixes that problem.

Do you know what the problem is and how it can be resolved?
I have thought to have Opus replace any spaces with "-" before searching.. but "FindTextInSelection" and "ReplaceSelection" is not working that well.

Regards

mackavi · **Posted:** May 12th, 2014, 11:37 am

Try replacing the spaces with plus (+):

Code:

myString = "red roses in May";
myNewString = myString.split(" ").join("+");
Debug.trace(myNewString)

Mack

Animellarx · **Posted:** May 27th, 2014, 11:42 am

Thanks again for the help Mack! It works perfectly.

Sorry about the late reply.

Kind regards

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