WISDOMBAY

BOOKMARKLET SECTION @ WISDOMBAY

A periodic Section maintained by Pramod S Nair

19. A bookmarklet that searches the current website for a keyword.

Posted on WisdomBay @ 11:37 PM 2/21/2006 | Post by Pramod S Nair

This bookmarklet open's a new window with google's result for a search on the given keyword inside the current site. It can be especially usefull if a particular site lacks search facilty and you need to have a quick and dirty search inside that website for a keyword.

javascript:(function() {var a =location.href;var s=a.indexOf('//');var d = s + 2;var d2 = a.substring(d, a.length);var s2 = d2.indexOf('/');if (s2 < 0){s2=d2.length;}var dn = d2.substring(0, s2);if(navigator.appName=='Netscape'){obj=document.getSelection()}else{obj=document.selection.createRange().text};if(!obj){obj=prompt('Enter the word to search in this site','');}if(obj){var ul='http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q='+obj +'+site:'+dn;window.open(ul);}}) ()

How to Install :
1. Copy the code given above to clipboard.
2. Add a new entry to your Favorites menu.
3. Take the property of the newly added Bookmark by right clicking on it from Favorites menu and paste the copied code in to the URL textbox in the resultant property box.
4. Press Ok. (If an warning message is shown regarding Javascript Protocol, continue with the Yes button)
5. Now if you need to search for a keyword in the current website, then use this bookmarklet.