Easy answer to this question, I hope

Carzstop · Sep 14, 2000

Hello everybody.

I have this code:

<form name="myform">
.......

<input type="text" name="searchtxt">

</form>

.......

<A HREF='javascript:void(str=document.myform.searchtxt.value);if(str){location.href="

http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/qu... ").join("+");}'>Altavista</A>

.......

So, what I have to do to achieve that the results of Altavista's search appear in a new window?. I'm really a beginner, so I will apreciate your help. Thanks.
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RobSchultz · Sep 14, 2000

Try the code below...

Code:

<html>
<body>
<form name=frmSearch id=frmSearch>
 <input type=text name=txtSearch id=txtSearch width=40><br>
 <input type=button value=&quot;Search AltaVista&quot; onClick=&quot;fnSearch(txtSearch.value)&quot;>
</form>
</body>
<script language=&quot;javascript&quot;>
 function fnSearch(strSearch){
  if(strSearch){
   var strHTML = &quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&kl=xx&q=&quot;[/URL]
   strHTML += strSearch.replace(/\s/gi,&quot;+&quot;);
   window.navigate(strHTML);
  }
 }
</script> 
</html>

Hope it helps,

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rascal · Sep 14, 2000

Another possibility, using almost all your code:

<form name="myform">
<input type="text" name="searchtxt">
<A HREF='javascript: go_av()'>Altavista</A>
</form>

<script language=javascript>
function go_av()
{
void(str=document.myform.searchtxt.value);
if(str)
{
url= "

http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&kl=XX&q="

+ escape(str).split("%20&quot

.join("+&quot

;
window.open(url,"Altavista&quot

;
}
}
</script>

I tested it and it worked,

Rascal [sig][/sig]

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Easy answer to this question, I hope

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