Searching ASP search forms

DEVONagent Automation
1

I’ve been trying to crate a plugin to search legislative archive via Hansard. I’ve noticed however, that the search doesn’t produce a unique url, instead giving

“http://hansardindex.ontla.on.ca/H2.asp”

as the result. Is it even possible to search the Hansard index with Devonagent?

2

It is possible but you have to create an XML plugin using an HTTP post like in this example code:


<key>EngineURL</key>
<string>http://hansardindex.ontla.on.ca/H2.asp</string>
<key>Post</key>
<dict>
	<key>searchsession</key>
	<string></string>
	<key>searchcontents</key>
	<string>_agentQuery_</string>
</dict>
3

I’ve tried creating a plugin using this code, but I’m getting the following error from the website in Devonagent’s log: “Empty search string! - Please enter a search statement. Click on your browser’s BACK button to return to the search screen”

The code of the plugin is as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>Description</key>
	<string>Searches Hansard</string>
	<key>EngineURL</key>
	<string>http://hansardindex.ontla.on.ca/H2.asp</string>
	<key>Identifier</key>
	<string>com.ahallam.hansard.plugin</string>
	<key>Info</key>
	<string>Aaron Hallam</string>
	<key>Name</key>
	<string>Ontario Hansard</string>
	<key>Post</key>
	<dict>
		<key>searchcontents</key>
		<string>_agentQuery_</string>
		<key>searchsession</key>
		<string></string>
	</dict>
	<key>Version</key>
	<string>0.1</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Where might I be going wrong with getting the query into the search field?

4

It works fine, but you have to change EngineURL to EngineUrl.

5

Thanks for the tip. Everything’s working now.

Cheers!