摘要 |
<p>A searching procedure, particularly for searching on the Internet, using a search engine associated with a database and comprising the steps of submitting a request string comprising a locator (or URL) for the search engine and a search string including at least one search term. This will be an invalid address so an error signal is generated, and the generation is thereof is monitored and used to trigger parsing of the request into the locator and the search string. The search string is then submitted to the search engine having the specified locator; and the data returned from the search engine is passed back to the user. This allows convenient searching from a command line and aids users.</p> |