The last search option B|H|E|H|1|2 does the trick for multi-searching. It means <body>|<hair>|<eye>|<hair extra>|<extra1>|<extra2>, you put hex values there and aliases work the same way as usually. See this link for more explanation:
http://www.ponyisland.net/index.php?tp=3&src=forum&sub=replies&forum=10&rp=1&topic=1505327
This tutorial shows parts of the search url in detail, and I updated some changed parts.
Examples still available:)
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1. First things first:
- I assume you understand basics of HEX codes. If you don't, take a look to other pinned threads, it is not so hard to understand.
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2. Get the search string. Two ways: create it or Copy it from existing search. Creating the search string manually was originally the way described in this tutorial but copying is a more easy way so let's start with that one:
-go to Search, select as much desired options as possible (put there gender, breed, price, special genes, Buy/Bid/Breed checkboxes etc) and press Search. Some results will appear. If not, remove some of the search limitations so that you get some results.
-you will see page 1 of search results, and possibly more pages numbered 2, 3, and so on. Right-click on page number in search results and select Copy Shortcut or Copy Link Location (or however it is called to copy the link on the page number).
-paste it somewhere, e.g. to the url line or to the text editor
OR (creating it manually)
Open some kind of text editor, like Notepad. Paste following text there, exactly how it goes:
javascript: secLoad('search','','results','lp=1&src=search&sub= &Search=&SearchBy=&Age=&Gender=&Breed=&MinLevel=&Status= &Hair=&Pattern=&Socks=&SPrice=&BFee=&OrderBy=&Dir=&search=Search');
It is an empty search query with no search parameters. It should be one line of code, with no line breaks. You see the line breaks only because it doesn't fit it here completely.
In both cases, you now have search query ready for editing. In first case, you have some of the parameters pre-filled, in second case you don't. Now let's edit it a bit.
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3. This part explains the search parameters. I will now take the whole text, split it to parts and go one by one:
javascript: secLoad('search','','results', - this is just a call to Javascript function which runs the search, with specification how the data will be processed and where on the page the results will be displayed - nothing to care about as long as it works:) Just don't change it.
'lp=1 changeable parameter - page number - it means which page of search results will be open. Leave it 1 as in example, it usually makes no sense to try open page 14 or so... Unless you really want to get to page 570 and don't want to go there by clicking repeatedly at the last available number...
&src=search&sub= - this should be left as it is
&Search= - changeable parameter - this is what you normally put in the search field. It can be plain text, when you look for name, nickname, owner, stable,... and it is "a bit" more complex when you look for colors.
When searching for one color, the parameter is 6-digit hex symbol.
When searching for all colors, the parameter has this structure:
%|%|%|%|%|%
where each % represents one 6-digit hex symbol.
It goes like this: body|hair|eye|hair extra|extra1|extra2
Aliases: in search string, you can use underscore _ to look for any single letter/character, and percent sign % to represent any number of letters/characters (it means anything). So if you look up ponies by Presentation and you would like to find all ponies which have "starter" and "tip" in their presentation, you put first starter%tip then tip%starter to the search to find both possible orders.
&SearchBy= changeable parameter - possible values: name, nick, owner, presentation, stable, dna_Body, dna_Hair, dna_Eye, dna_HairEx, dna_Ex1, dna_Ex2, dna_All (dna is for searching by colors)
&Age= changeable parameter - possible values: 0 (default), adult, baby
&Gender= changeable parameter - possible values: 0 (default), female, male
&Breed= changeable parameter - possible values: 0 (default), 1 (sea), 2 (pegasus), 3 (flutter), 4 (earth), 5 (unicorn), 6 (shell), 7 (fairy), 8 (mer), 9 (dragon), 10 (WU), 11 (phoenix), 12 (valkyrie)
&MinLevel= changeable parameter - possible values: 0 (default), and any number up to 1020
&Status= changeable parameter - possible values: 0 (default), released, dead
&Hair= changeable parameter - possible values: 0 (default), rainbow, stripe, tips
&Pattern= changeable parameter - possible values: 0 (default), paint, zigzag
&Socks= changeable parameter - possible values: 0 (default), socks, stockings, faded
&SPrice= changeable parameter - possible values: MaxPrice (default), or a number of your choice.
&BFee= changeable parameter - possible values: MaxFee (default), or a number of your choice.
&OrderBy= changeable parameter - possible values: name, nick, owner, breed, level, sprice, bfee, birthday
&Dir= changeable parameter - possible values: ASC (Ascending), DESC (Descending)
&search=Search'); - part of code things, should be left without changes
Add &Buy=true, &Bid=true, &Fee=true, &BBid=true somewhere between other parameters if you want to have some of the Buy/Bid/Fee/BBid boxes checked.
You must specify at least one search parameter to get search to work. You can leave all other parameters empty. There must be & between each parameter. Order of search parameters is not important, just the code parts at the beginning and at the end must be correctly added. If you put some of the serch parameters there twice or more times (e.g. &Socks=socks&Socks=faded), only the last one will be used for searching.
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4. Now when you have the query, go to Search. It works only from there. In the line where you put url addresses, copy-paste your query (the text you have just created) if it is not already there. Press enter .... and voila, you have everything you needed ! .... unless you made a mistake, in that case go back to 2.
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5. I am sure you would like to get some working examples to make you believe.
So here you are:
This will look for ponies with nearly pure black hair and nearly pure cyan body. Cuties aren't they ?
javascript: secLoad('search','','results','lp=1&src=search&sub= &Search=0_f_f_|0_0_0_|%|%|%|%&SearchBy=dna_All&Age= &Gender=0&Breed=0&MinLevel=0&Status=0&Hair=0&Pattern=0&Socks=0&SPrice= &BFee=MaxFee&OrderBy=name&Dir=ASC&search=Search');
This will look for ponies with visible hair stripe near to pure red, which are available for bid:
javascript: secLoad('search','','results','lp=1&src=search&sub= &Search=%|%|%|f_0_0_|%|%&SearchBy=dna_All&Age= &Gender=0&Breed=0&MinLevel=0&Status=0&Hair=stripe&Pattern=0&Socks=0&SPrice= &BFee=&OrderBy=name&Dir=ASC&Bid=true&search=Search');
This will look for dead adult female unicorns with rainbow and socks and minlevel 27. Oh and sort it descending:
javascript: secLoad('search','','results','lp=1&src=search&sub=&Search=&SearchBy= &Age=adult&Gender=female&Breed=5&MinLevel=27&Status=dead&Hair=rainbow&Pattern= &Socks=socks&SPrice=&BFee=&OrderBy=level&Dir=DESC&search=Search');
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6. Don't be surprised... that the values you put in the search query are not visible in the search form where you normally put them. You just didn't put it there, you sent it to the machine directly, and it works though:)
vivi
thanks. this should come in handy.
It's always frustrating only being able to search for one thing when you need two.
