Substitution with InputText.dll

[BlockJuice]

If I try to search for "3+5" in Google with a rainmeter skin, I'll get results for "3 5" instead. I could easily fix that by substituting it with "%2B" (according to this list), but tacking a Substitute option on the end of the measure doesn't really work as well as it should.

So is it possible to do what I'm trying to do here? If not, is there any other way to fix the problem that I'm having (other than by just typing "3 plus 5" and ignoring it)?

[Kaelri]

Frankly, the easiest way to do this would be to set the input as a variable, then use a Lua script to substitute the "+" sign and send the actual search command. For example, you can use an InputText command like this:

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Command1=[!SetVariable "SearchInput" "$UserInput$"][!CommandMeasure "SearchScript" "Search()"]

Then make a new script measure:

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[SearchScript]
Measure=Script
ScriptFile=Search.lua

And the script:

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function Search()
	local SearchInput = SKIN:GetVariable('SearchInput')
	SearchInput = SearchInput:gsub('+', '%%2B')
	SKIN:Bang('"http://www.google.com/search?q='..SearchInput..'"')
end

[BlockJuice]

-stuff-

Whoa, that worked perfectly! Thanks!