Hi Gregory,

Do you need to have 2 forms when all you're doing is a
simple get?  You could just call openSearchWindow with
either generic.a9.com/query or a9.com/query?

Just wondering,

Brent

--- Gregory Krohne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By default, A9 does some tracking on you. There is a
> "generic" version of A9 that doesn't track
> (generic.a9.com). This update to the A9 search adds
> a switch for generic searches. Plus, it handles the
> query string better, due to the quirky way A9
> handles the form submit event.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gregory Krohne
> 
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------
> 
> Protect yourself from spam, 
> 
> use http://sneakemail.com
> 
> 
> 
> -- cut here--
> 
> <search function="a9">
> 
>   <COMMENT>
> 
>   
> 
>       Amazon's A9 search. Uses Google results and adds
> 
>       "Search the book" feature.
> 
> 
> 
>   </COMMENT>
> 
>   <name>A9 - The Amazon.com Search</name>
> 
>   <category>Search the Web</category>
> 
>   <contributor>Gregory Krohne</contributor>
> 
>   <link>http://a9.com/</link>
> 
>   <email>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email>
> 
>   <description>
> 
>       Use A9 to search the web and "Search Inside the
> Book™" on Amazon.com. Includes helpful search
> history features.
> 
>     <div class="helpboxDescLabels">Switches:</div>
> 
>     <table class="helpboxDescTable">
> 
>       <tr><td>/generic</td><td> - </td><td>Search
> without usage tracking and history</td></tr>
> 
>     </table>
> 
>     <div class="helpboxDescLabels">Examples:</div>
> 
>     <table class="helpboxDescTable">
> 
>       <tr><td>a9 dqsd</td></tr>
> 
>       <tr><td>a9 /generic ebay sniping</td></tr>
> 
>       <tr><td>a9 job search engines /g</td></tr>
> 
>     </table>
> 
>   </description>
> 
>   <form name="a9f"
> 
>         method="get"
> 
>         action="http://a9.com/";>
> 
>     <input type="hidden" name="q" value = ""/>
> 
>   </form>
> 
>   <form name="a9f_g"
> 
>         method="get"
> 
>         action="http://generic.a9.com/";>
> 
>     <input type="hidden" name="q" value="" />
> 
>   </form>
> 
>   <script><![CDATA[
> 
>               function a9(q)
> 
>               {
> 
>                       if( nullArgs("a9", q) )
> 
>                               return;
> 
>                       
> 
>                       var args = parseArgs(q, "generic");
> 
>                       
> 
>                       if ( args.switches.length > 0 )
> 
>                       {
> 
>                               switch( args.switches[0].name )
> 
>                               {
> 
>                                       case "generic":
> 
>                                               // document.a9f_g.q.value = args.q;
> 
>                                               a9f_g.action = 
> "http://generic.a9.com/"; +
> escape(args.q);
> 
>                                               submitForm(a9f_g);
> 
>                                               break;
> 
>                                       default:
> 
>                                               // document.a9f.q.value = args.q;
> 
>                                               a9f.action = "http://a9.com/"; +
> escape(args.q);
> 
>                                               submitForm(a9f);
> 
>                                       }
> 
>                       }
> 
>                       else
> 
>                       {
> 
>                               // document.a9f.q.value = args.q;
> 
>                               a9f.action = "http://a9.com/"; + escape(args.q);
> 
>                               submitForm(a9f);
> 
>                       }
> 
>                       
> 
>               }
> 
>   ]]></script>
> 
>   <copyright>
> 
>     The following applies if this file is included
> and distributed with Dave's Quick Search Deskbar:
> 
>     Copyright (c) 2002 David Bau; Distributed under
> the terms of the GNU Public License, Version 2
> (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt)
> 
>   </copyright>
> 
>   <created_by>
> 
>     This search file was initially created on
> 04/15/04 at 07:57:46
> 
>     by Dave's Quick Search Deskbar Search Wizard
> version 1.2,
> 
>     Copyright (c) 2002 Glenn Carr; Distributed under
> the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version
> 2
> 
>   </created_by>
> 
> </search>
> 
> 
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