> I'm trying to make a command to search the Tulane University phone
> book which I intend to call "tulp".  It's not working for me.  Here's
> what I'm doing:

> I go to the create new command page:http://yubnub.org/command/new?name=

> In the URL, I put this:http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=%s

> When I enter a test, the search isn't making it into the URL.

> More specifically:
> when I want to search for "joe", the test shows the URL as:http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=

> ...when it should be:http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=joe

> any idea how I can make this search work?

> thanks!

> Hi,

> It looks like maybe you are running the test incorrectly.  Start by
> going to this link:

> http://yubnub.org/command/new?name=tulp

> Then when you run the test, you'll use this format:
> tulp joe

> Hope that works!

> -Brian

> On Feb 20, 12:35 pm, "simonx3...@gmail.com" <simonx3...@gmail.com>
> wrote:

> > I'm trying to make a command to search the Tulane University phone
> > book which I intend to call "tulp".  It's not working for me.  Here's
> > what I'm doing:

> > I go to the create new command page:http://yubnub.org/command/new?name=

> > In the URL, I put this:http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=%s

> > When I enter a test, the search isn't making it into the URL.

> > More specifically:
> > when I want to search for "joe", the test shows the URL as:http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=

> > ...when it should be:http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=joe

> > any idea how I can make this search work?

> > thanks!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: YubNub@googlegroups.com
> [mailto:YubNub@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of simonx3...@gmail.com
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:43 PM
> To: YubNub
> Subject: Re: request for help creating new tulp command

> Hi Brian,

> Thanks for your reply.

> I didn't actually create the command yet because wanted to
> get it working before creating it. I'm testing it by using
> the "Test" button on the create a new command page.

> To help me figure this out, ya have to go to the create new command
> page:
> http://yubnub.org/parser/parse?command=create

> ...then, paste this into the URL field:
> http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=%s

> ...then, type something into the test field and click "Test".

> Then, scratch your head with me and wonder why it's not working.

> Then, have a light bulb appear over your head and try
> something slightly different that magically works.

> :-)

> Thanks,
> Simon

> On Feb 20, 2:15 pm, Brian <armkne...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,

> > It looks like maybe you are running the test incorrectly.  Start by
> > going to this link:

> > http://yubnub.org/command/new?name=tulp

> > Then when you run the test, you'll use this format:
> > tulp joe

> > Hope that works!

> > -Brian

> > On Feb 20, 12:35 pm, "simonx3...@gmail.com" <simonx3...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:

> > > I'm trying to make a command to search the Tulane
> University phone
> > > book which I intend to call "tulp".  It's not working for me.  
> > > Here's what I'm doing:

> > > I go to the create new command
> > > page:http://yubnub.org/command/new?name=

> > > In the URL, I put this:http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=%s

> > > When I enter a test, the search isn't making it into the URL.

> > > More specifically:
> > > when I want to search for "joe", the test shows the URL
> > > as:http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=

> > > ...when it should be:http://tulane.edu/phonebook.cfm?S=&name=joe

> > > any idea how I can make this search work?

> > > thanks!