Art's DQSD SWAN Code

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Art's DQSD SWAN Code

Here is Art's code for a sample SWAN keyword search that can be added to Dave's Quick Search Deskbar. Thanks, Art!

- <search function="swan">

<name>SWAN Libraries</name>

- <description>

Search SWAN.

<br />

<div class="helpboxDescLabels">Switches:</div>

- <table class="helpboxDescTable">

- <tr>

<td>/branch:code</td>

<td>Search in specific branch by code. Possible values: acorn acornjv ( all branches by default)</td>

</tr>

- <tr>

<td>/books</td>

<td>Search Books</td>

</tr>

- <tr>

<td>/cassette</td>

<td>Search Audiocassettes</td>

</tr>

</table>

<div class="helpboxDescLabels">Examples:</div>

- <table class="helpboxDescTable">

- <tr>

<td>swan brendan voyage /books</td>

</tr>

- <tr>

<td>swan brendan voyage /branch:acorn</td>

</tr>

</table>

</description>

<category>Reference</category>

- <form name="swanf" action="http://swan.sls.lib.il.us/search~S1/Y" method="get">

</form>

<![CDATA[

    // List all branches here, Innovative actually uses numbers so we match by position
    var branches= " acron acornj ";

    // why isn't trim built into JS?
    String.prototype.trim = function() {


  	var x=this;
  	x=x.replace(/^s*(.*)/, "$1");
  	x=x.replace(/(.*?)s*$/, "$1");
  	return x;
    }



    function swan(q)
    {


      // Set defaults - if more switches are added then needed defaults should be here
      document.swanf.m.value = "";
      document.swanf.searchscope.value = "1";



      if( nullArgs("swan", q) )
        return false;


      var args = parseArgs(q, "branch, books, cassette");
      if( q == "" )
        openSearchWindow("http://swan.sls.lib.il.us");
      else if( args.switches.length >= 1 && args.switches.length <= 2)
      {
        for (var i = 0; i < args.switches.length; i++)
        {
			sw = args.switches[i];
			switch(sw.name)
			{
			  case "branch":
				if (sw.value=="")
				{
				  nullArgs("swan","?");
				  return false;
				}
				var br_array = branches.split(" ");
				for(var i=0;i<br_array.length && !br_array[i].match(sw.value.trim());++i);
				if (i != br_array.length) {
			        	document.swanf.searchscope.value = i;
				}
				break;
			  case "books":
				document.swanf.m.value = "b";
				break;
			  case "cassette":
				document.swanf.m.value = "c";
				break;
			}
		 }
      }
      else if (args.switches.length > 2)
      {
          nullArgs("swan","?");
	  return false;
      }


      document.swanf.SEARCH.value = args.q;
      submitForm(swanf);


    }