[DQSD-Users] ANN: TV Tome replaced by TV.com

[Steve Poirier]

The search I created for 'TV Tome' web site back in July of 2003 no longer works as their site was swallowed up by TV.com.  'tvtm.xml' should be removed from the distribution and the CVS.  I have created a new search which uses TV.com and I am submitting it here for your use.  Feel free to modify it to make it better.

 Steve

 

<search function="tv">
  <name>TV.com Test</name>
  <category>Entertainment</category>
  <contributor>Steve Poirier</contributor>
  <link>http://www.tv.com/search.php</link>
  <description>
  Search TV.com for programs, people or both
    <div class="helpboxDescLabels">Switches:</div>
    <table class="helpboxDescTable">
    <tr><td>/program</td><td> - </td><td>Search by program (default)</td></tr>
    <tr><td>/person</td><td> - </td><td>Search by actor</td></tr>
    <tr><td>/all</td><td> - </td><td>Search by program and/or actor</td></tr>
    </table>
    <div class="helpboxDescLabels">Examples:</div>
    <table class="helpboxDescTable">
     <tr><td>tv csi</td></tr>
     <tr><td>tv bob crane /person</td></tr>
     <tr><td>tv seinfeld /all</td></tr>
    </table>
  </description>
  <form name="tvf"
        method="get"
        action="http://www.tv.com/search.php";>
    <input type="hidden" name="type" value="11" />
    <input type="hidden" name="stype" value="program" />
    <input type="hidden" name="qs" value="" />
  </form>
  <script><![CDATA[
    function tv(q)
    {
      if( nullArgs("tv", q) )
        return;

      var args = parseArgs(q, "program, person, all");
      if ( args.switches.length > 0 )
      {
        switch( args.switches[0].name )
        {
          case "program":
            document.tvf.stype.value = "program";
            break;
          case "person":
            document.tvf.stype.value = "person";
            break;
          case "all":
            document.tvf.stype.value = "all";
            break;
          default:
            document.tvf.stype.value = "program";
            break;
        }
      }

      document.tvf.qs.value = args.q;

      submitForm(tvf);
    }
  ]]></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 04/05/06 at 20:53:45
    by Dave's Quick Search Deskbar Search Wizard version 1.3,
    Copyright (c) 2002 Glenn Carr; Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2
  </created_by>
</search>