Part I: Getting Started with Google Research in Visual Studio .NET

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Bottom line: Google search queries do not have to be hard-coded into HTML You can generate the query part of a Google search URL with a script on your Web page When you combine scripts that generate portions (or all) of a Google search result URL with HTML forms, you can create very useful applications (including research tools) that are relatively simple In 5, I provide an example that uses a scripted Google URL to create a box that searches only a single site You must specify the site in your code (in my example, I specified fbigov) In 13, I show you how to use scripting, HTML forms, and a generated URL to create an application that uses Google s Language Services to translate Web pages

Perhaps you ve found that working with the Google Toolbar has made your Google research more efficient and fun! (See 1 for information about how to download, install, and use the Google Toolbar) Well, there s another bar you might also find useful The Google Deskbar works pretty much like the Google Toolbar, except that it s not part of your Web browser You can download the Google Deskbar, which is officially a beta product (unfinished and subject to change at any time with no notice), at http://deskbargooglecom The Deskbar is different from the Toolbar in three significant ways: You don t have to open Internet Explorer to conduct a search If you re writing your novel in Word and you want to find information about yetis (specifically which hand they favor), you don t have to toggle over to Internet Explorer and search for ambidextrous yeti You can type your search term in the Deskbar s search box and click the Search button (which looks like a pair of binoculars, as shown in Figure 3-3) Your results are presented in a mini-viewer By default, when you perform a Google search using the Google Deskbar, a special mini-viewer opens on your desktop (That s right: It s a mini-viewer, not mini me!) The mini-viewer looks just like a Google Web results page, as shown in Figure 3-4, but it doesn t take up the entire computer screen (hence the mini aspect of the viewer) You can create customized plug-ins to automate a variety of activities involving your computer See Programming the Deskbar, later in this chapter

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You can configure the Deskbar so it opens in Internet Explorer instead of in the mini-viewer To change the Deskbar options, select Options from the drop-down menu next to the Deskbar search window The Google Deskbar Settings window opens Choose the Mini-Viewer tab to change the default method the Deskbar uses to display results

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You can extend the useful nature of the Google Deskbar with custom programs, called Deskbar plug-ins, using NET languages such as C# and Visual Basic Each Deskbar plug-in is a NET single-assembly DLL (Dynamic Link Library) that is placed in the Deskbar s Plugins folder Custom searches created with a Deskbar plug-in implement the ICustomSearch interface You can download the Google Plug-In Developer Kit from http://deskbar googlecom/help/api/plugin_downloadhtml The Developer Kit provides a sample C# NET project and some (pretty skimpy) documentation If you want to see the documentation without downloading the Development Kit, you can view it at http://deskbargooglecom/help/api/plugin_ documentationhtml To give you a taste of what the plug-ins can do for you, here s an example You can create an application that generates passwords of the length you specify; each generated password displays in the Deskbar window on the Windows taskbar And that s just the tip of the iceberg You can add tons of functionality to the Deskbar essentially, if you can program an application in a NET library, you can add it to the Deskbar Unlike the Google APIs (which I show you how to use in Part IV), you can t use the Deskbar plug-ins to create custom searches of Google itself For this reason, I don t go into a description of the applications you can create with the plug-ins I encourage you to test them out, though