# Automation **URL:** https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/c/devonagent/scripting/22.md?page=1 [Latest](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Any plugin dev guide beisdes the tutorial on the manual](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/any-plugin-dev-guide-beisdes-the-tutorial-on-the-manual/17795)
**Author:** [@dicekmuro](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/dicekmuro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/any-plugin-dev-guide-beisdes-the-tutorial-on-the-manual/17795 "2014-09-24T11:33:22Z")
Hello, I am trying to write my own plugins, and encounter various problems. I am making progress, yet spending lots of time trying to figure out the things I really don’t know about. I read and followed plugin dev tut… --- ## [URL or Applescript to search DA Pro?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/url-or-applescript-to-search-da-pro/14743)
**Author:** [@nall](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/nall)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/url-or-applescript-to-search-da-pro/14743 "2014-08-26T13:08:47Z")
I use http://www.alfredapp.com and would like to have it be able to open a query in DEVONagent Pro (search and show the results in the search window). If that’s not possible, I’m open to other options as well. I’m mostly… --- ## [Encountered unknown ampersand-escape sequence](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/encountered-unknown-ampersand-escape-sequence/17498)
**Author:** [@joeweb](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/joeweb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/encountered-unknown-ampersand-escape-sequence/17498 "2014-06-25T13:34:01Z")
Hello, I’ trying to find out what is meant by this message in DevonAgent while creating a new plugin. The “original” next page looks like this and I wonder what I’m doing wrong: So I created: \http://www.eba… --- ## [How to write the plugin for searches via google shops](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-write-the-plugin-for-searches-via-google-shops/17450)
**Author:** [@joeweb](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/joeweb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-write-the-plugin-for-searches-via-google-shops/17450 "2014-06-25T11:09:47Z")
Hello, for the last hours I tried many different variations, but I can make it work. Here are the basics I used for developing the plugin: Next page link: Page 2 https://www.google.de/search?q=tiffany&biw=1688&bih=9… --- ## [Help needed ebay classified plugin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-needed-ebay-classified-plugin/17448)
**Author:** [@joeweb](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/joeweb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 6:16am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-needed-ebay-classified-plugin/17448 "2014-06-12T06:16:09Z")
Hello, I’m trying to develop a plugin that searches the german website kleinanzeigen.ebay.de" for a given product name etc. The “next” page link shows the following url: http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s-seite:2… --- ## [Problems Creating Technorati Plugin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/problems-creating-technorati-plugin/16873)
**Author:** [@willh](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/willh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/problems-creating-technorati-plugin/16873 "2014-01-20T18:56:12Z")
Following the instructions in the DEVONagent Pro manual, I’ve tried creating a Technorati plugin. When I carry out a search with this, however, I don’t get nearly the results that I do when searching from the Technorati … --- ## [Financial Times plugin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/financial-times-plugin/16707)
**Author:** [@pkoak](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/pkoak)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/financial-times-plugin/16707 "2013-12-05T11:04:00Z")
I am trying to create a plugin to search the FT with the following plugin: \[code\]\ Description FT EngineUrl http://search.ft.com/search?q=\_agentQuery\_ Identifier search.ft.… --- ## [Return domain name level only](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/return-domain-name-level-only/16456)
**Author:** [@Giray](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Giray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/return-domain-name-level-only/16456 "2013-10-15T09:05:46Z")
Hi all. How to? … I would like to launch a search with DevonAgent and return ONLY the top level domain name result (example.com only, not example.com/pages/…). Then, in a perfect world, I would also get a de-dupe so t… --- ## [Developing Science plugins](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/developing-science-plugins/12780)
**Author:** [@Prion](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Prion)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 8:07am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/developing-science-plugins/12780 "2013-08-20T08:07:58Z")
Hi all long-time user of DTPO here who is only now beginning to see the potential of DevonAgent. One thing I noticed that a number of portals I frequently query in the course of my work do not work in the way described … --- ## [Search EU Lex: possible? Looks like a scripted search page](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/search-eu-lex-possible-looks-like-a-scripted-search-page/15761)
**Author:** [@erikvlie](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/erikvlie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/search-eu-lex-possible-looks-like-a-scripted-search-page/15761 "2013-05-24T12:46:11Z")
Hi forum members, I would like to search the EU Lex Official documents site. The access page is eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH\_mot.do There’s no login required, but the page seems to be a script of some type. Can I do this wit… --- ## [Applescript behavior different when called via script menu](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/applescript-behavior-different-when-called-via-script-menu/13820)
**Author:** [@calliope](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/calliope)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/applescript-behavior-different-when-called-via-script-menu/13820 "2013-05-17T07:06:23Z")
The following applescript takes a chunk of text in the clipboard and, using each line as a separate term to search on, initiates a new search for every line. Works fine when I run it from the script editor, but when acce… --- ## [Possible to send a link to Pinboard?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/possible-to-send-a-link-to-pinboard/15158)
**Author:** [@TylerGred](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/TylerGred)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/possible-to-send-a-link-to-pinboard/15158 "2013-02-01T15:44:28Z")
I use Pinboard and was wondering if it were possible to send a link I find in DevonAgent to my Pinboard account? --- ## [Where is the API?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/where-is-the-api/14980)
**Author:** [@jerrykrinock](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jerrykrinock)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/where-is-the-api/14980 "2013-01-16T15:38:22Z")
I would like to write a plugin for making bookmarks available in DEVONagent from another application, such as Safari bookmarks are available. But I cannot find the documentation (API). I would appreciate someone respon… --- ## [Help with a plugin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-with-a-plugin/11725)
**Author:** [@mattchod](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/mattchod)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-with-a-plugin/11725 "2013-01-14T12:55:24Z")
Seeing that I know very little regarding xml, is it possible to right a plugin for this page? unitedhealthcareonline.com/b2c/index.do At the bottom of the page is a search box that I would like to put into a plugin. A… --- ## [DuckDuckGo?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/duckduckgo/14909)
**Author:** [@robgendreau](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/robgendreau)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/duckduckgo/14909 "2012-12-03T02:09:44Z")
A changelog for Devonagent mentions compatibility with a plugin for DuckDuckGo, but I can’t find one anywhere. Is it available, or is it something I have to create? --- ## [JSTOR and Project Muse](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/jstor-and-project-muse/12224)
**Author:** [@Shirley](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Shirley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/jstor-and-project-muse/12224 "2012-11-15T19:11:40Z")
Hi all, I would like to use Devon Agent for searches on JSTOR and Project Muse, both of which I access through a university library website. That is, I don’t have my own subscription to JSTOR or PM; rather, I work at … --- ## [Del.icio.us Plugin, some suggestions?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/del-icio-us-plugin-some-suggestions/5090)
**Author:** [@Tim\_Albersmann](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Tim_Albersmann)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/del-icio-us-plugin-some-suggestions/5090 "2012-10-24T22:15:18Z")
Heho, i want to share some knowledge regarding a Del.icio.us Plugin with you. Running well, you may have some suggestions for optimizing it. Description: Searching Plugin for the Social Bookmarking Service Del.icio.u… --- ## [Google Blog plugin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/google-blog-plugin/14532)
**Author:** [@xam217](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/xam217)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/google-blog-plugin/14532 "2012-10-24T18:15:18Z")
Is there a reason a search using the google blog plugin returns only youtube results? Does not match with a simple organic search. Even applying the homepage filter. --- ## [Req. Google books plug in](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/req-google-books-plug-in/14638)
**Author:** [@jdean](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jdean)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/req-google-books-plug-in/14638 "2012-09-27T14:05:33Z")
It will be nice to have a plug in for Google Books (and world cat or library of congress etc. Any suggestions? Thanks --- ## [DevonAgent and HighBeam](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-and-highbeam/14059)
**Author:** [@pxjenkins](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/pxjenkins)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-and-highbeam/14059 "2012-06-15T09:44:30Z")
Could anyone please give me some advice on how to set up DevonAgent to work with the HighBeam plugin? I am paying for a HighBeam account. I’ve tried setting DA, but get far far fewer results (typically a handful) than wh… --- ## [LexisNexis plugin ... how to use?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/lexisnexis-plugin-how-to-use/13946)
**Author:** [@Innatech](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Innatech)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/lexisnexis-plugin-how-to-use/13946 "2012-05-16T08:36:43Z")
How does the LexisNexis plugin work? I’m a law student with access to LexisNexis. When I attempt to run a search with the default plugin, all of the results returned are from blogs etc outside LN. What gives? I want to d… --- ## [How do I create a new plugin folder?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-new-plugin-folder/13926)
**Author:** [@sgmiller](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/sgmiller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-new-plugin-folder/13926 "2012-05-09T15:37:43Z")
I wanted to create a plugin that searched multiple Web sites at the same time but I found no documentation on how to do this. So, I decided just to use the simple plugin creator and create multiple plugins and then use t… --- ## [Devonagent Pro & Pages2](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-pro-pages2/13883)
**Author:** [@Allsop](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Allsop)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-pro-pages2/13883 "2012-04-24T15:40:31Z")
I am a user of Devonagent Pro, Devonthink Pro and pages2 and I would like to send results from searches in Devonagent to Papers and wonder if anyone has a plugin or script to enable me to do this? Thanks. Andrew --- ## [Want to make a plugin to check my Japanese using Google](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/want-to-make-a-plugin-to-check-my-japanese-using-google/13808)
**Author:** [@burepe](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/burepe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/want-to-make-a-plugin-to-check-my-japanese-using-google/13808 "2012-04-04T09:09:38Z")
So, I use Google a lot to check my grammar in Japanese. If I search something and there are no hits, I know I have the grammar wrong. So I need to make a plugin that does the following: Searches only Japanese pages Do… --- ## [DevonAgent seems to prematurely stop crawling](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-seems-to-prematurely-stop-crawling/13124)
**Author:** [@macula](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/macula)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/devonagent-seems-to-prematurely-stop-crawling/13124 "2011-12-05T13:34:02Z")
… in other words, I get more results with the search engine directly than with the plugin I am trying to develop (my first on DA) for that search engine. The engine at hand is Oxford Music Online (oxfordmusiconline.com,… --- ## [Help finding missing images?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-finding-missing-images/12089)
**Author:** [@ppayne](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/ppayne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/help-finding-missing-images/12089 "2011-06-07T10:41:40Z")
I am a new user of DEVONagent, which I bought after running some tests because I find myself doing browser scripting all the time, and an excellent Applescriptable browser environment seems like something I can put to go… --- ## [New search plugin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/new-search-plugin/11948)
**Author:** [@awindbrake](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/awindbrake)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/new-search-plugin/11948 "2011-05-20T17:00:43Z")
Hi, I like to create a new search set that searches the EDGAR Database of the SEC for a company I choose with DA. I tried to do this like the “Ghandi” video-Tutorial, here: opening EDGAR, searching for the company, past… --- ## [exporting a list of results](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/exporting-a-list-of-results/11900)
**Author:** [@stoltenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/stoltenberg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/exporting-a-list-of-results/11900 "2011-05-13T13:09:08Z")
hi! is there an option to export a complete list with the results only, for example found rss-feeds or email-adresses only? exporting „results“ leads always to a textfile with one, full content of a website? or is it a… --- ## [Twitter Plugin](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/twitter-plugin/11811)
**Author:** [@mattchod](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/mattchod)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/twitter-plugin/11811 "2011-04-20T14:29:55Z")
Does anyone have a new/updated Twitter plugin? --- ## [No Digest Results](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/no-digest-results/11416)
**Author:** [@BivDog](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BivDog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/no-digest-results/11416 "2011-02-17T15:23:55Z")
I’m sure I’m missing one small thing that’s going to make this Plugin work like a champ, at the moment this plugin responds with 6 entries in the Log (see below). The top five log entries are the results that I see in m… [Previous page](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/c/devonagent/scripting/22.md) [Next page](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/c/devonagent/scripting/22.md?page=2)