DriverTable - Scan Driver String with Javascript Bookmarklet

AceInfinity · Jul 29, 2012

Here's a little bookmarklet javascript code I developed which will take the selected text on the webpage, and use it as the id= in the DriverReference Table. So if somebody posts a driver onto a page, you can highlight it with your ibeam, then click your little javascript bookmark, and it will go to that driver's page in the DRT, assuming it exists

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Code:

javascript:var t=((window.getSelection&&window.getSelection())||(document.getSelection&&document.getSelection())||(document.selection&&document.selection.createRange&&document.selection.createRange().text));t=String(t).replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');if(t!=''){(function(){ window.open('https://www.sysnative.com/drivers/driver.php?id='+t); })();}else{alert('Please select/highlight a driver on the page first!');};

Bookmarklets don't work in IE.

Go create your bookmarklet :)

It's on my Chrome bookmarks bar.

Laxer · Jul 30, 2012

Great share ace!

John and the rest of the IE users will be very disappointed... :rofl12:

usasma · Jul 30, 2012

I can't get it to work with http://www.carrona.org/dvrref.php
Could you help me out?

Laxer · Jul 30, 2012

What browser are you using Carrona? (I believe this only works in FF/Chrome)

Anyway, first thing to do is to create a new bookmark with the following web address

Code:

javascript:var t=((window.getSelection&&window.getSelection())||(document.getSelection&&document.getSelection())||(document.selection&&document.selection.createRange&&document.selection.createRange().text));t=String(t).replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');if(t!=''){(function(){ window.open('https://www.sysnative.com/drivers/driver.php?id='+t); })();}else{alert('Please select/highlight a driver on the page first!');};

What this will allow the browser to do is run the javascript every time you click on the bookmark in the browser.

In order to make the javascript work correctly you select the driver name then click the bookmark...

Example:

Code:

8042pr2.Sys

Highlight the above driver name then click the bookmark.

I can confirm it working here in FF/Chrome

usasma · Jul 30, 2012

I use Firefox and it works fine for the Sysnative DRT - but I'm looking to modify it to use the carrona.org DRT
I tried substituting http://www.carrona.org/dvrref.php for the https://www.sysnative.com/drivers/driver.php and it doesn't look them up for me.

Laxer · Jul 30, 2012

Oh ok, I will fix it for you

Try this:

Code:

javascript:var t=((window.getSelection&&window.getSelection())||(document.getSelection&&document.getSelection())||(document.selection&&document.selection.createRange&&document.selection.createRange().text));t=String(t).replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,'');if(t!=''){(function(){ window.open('http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id='+t); })();}else{alert('Please select/highlight a driver on the page first!');};

usasma · Jul 30, 2012

sptd.sys

That did it! Thanks Geoff!

niemiro · Aug 5, 2012

Thanks a lot for this :)

I even got it working in IE9!

Alt > View > Toolbars > Favorite bar

Visit the DRT (to get the correct favicon) > click on the left most button in the Favorites toolbar ("Add to Favorites Bar")

Right click on it > Properties > Web Document tab > URL: Paste in the Javascript > General tab > Give it a name > OK.

Easy! Thanks again for this :)

AceInfinity · Aug 5, 2012

I don't use IE very often, but I was under the impression that IE didn't allow javascript in bookmarklets for security reasons. Nice to know it's possible in IE9 :)

Tekno Venus · Dec 16, 2012

Just found this thread, very useful Ace. :)

jcgriff2 · Dec 17, 2012

Thank you!

@ Geoff - you didn't say which "John", so you got us both! :lol:

Laxer · Dec 17, 2012

jcgriff2 said:
Thank you!

@ Geoff - you didn't say which "John", so you got us both! :lol:

As per usual :lolg:

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