request for help creating new tulp command

[simon...@gmail.com]

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!

[Brian]

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:

[simon...@gmail.com]

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

[Jonathan Aquino]

Alas, this is a usability issue with that page. You actually need to type a
command (any word, really) at the start of the test field.

So instead of typing

smith

type

foo smith

Jon