Problem with Web Searches Using Clipboard

Currently using DNS 14.0

Every time I perform a search only the first
word is pasted into the Google search box. For example, if the clipboard contains the phrase "the great barrier reef" only the word "the" is pasted into the Google search engine. I've tried using other sites other than Google and the same thing happens on each and every one of them. Only the first word from the contents of the clipboard or ever pasted.

I tried searching the forums but couldn't find anyone else that was having this problem. I'm hoping someone can assist.

Here is the code I'm using:

Sub Main
a = Clipboard
Wait 1.0
ShellExecute "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=" & a
End Sub

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Command Name:

Google For <dictation>

Script:

Sub Main
ShellExecute "http://www.google.com/"
Wait 1.5
SendKeys ListVar1
Wait 0.5
SendKeys "~"
End Sub

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KnowBrainer also includes a command called Google That which copies highlighted text to the clipboard and performs a Google search. Note that the following is a DVC script so in order to use it, you will need to copy an existing mouse command and replace the text with the following:

SendSystemKeys "{Ctrl+c}"

Wait 200

ShellExecute "http://www.google.com/"

Wait 3000

SendSystemKeys "{Ctrl+v}"

Wait 500

SendSystemKeys "{Enter}"

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When you search Google in this manner for the contents of the clipboard which happens to be a multiple word string you need to replace the spaces in the string with "+" signs, so try this, You don't need waits, So suggested command name "Search Google for clipboard"

Sub Main
a = Replace$(Clipboard," ","+")
ShellExecute "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=" & a
End Sub

or

Sub Main

ShellExecute "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=" & Replace$(Clipboard," ","+")
End Sub

Sub Main
ShellExecute "http://www.google.com/"
Wait 1.5
SendKeys ListVar1
Wait 0.5
SendKeys "~"
End Sub

Lunis you can make that command, "Google for <dictation>" a lot quicker, virtually instant, by using this:

Sub Main
 ShellExecute "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=" & Replace$(ListVar1," ","+")
End Sub

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I appreciate the information. The information that you provided was very helpful, now everything appears to be working perfectly. I'm so happy I came across this forum.

Much appreciated. Everything appears to be working perfectly now.

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Only if you enable the web search commands under Tools, Options, Commands. For those of us that prefer to use our own wording, or to have more predictable commands, the solutions suggested by Lunis and Lindsay are big improvements.

In general, I don't use very many of Dragon's built-in commands. I prefer to use the commands I have created over the years.

Maybe you should read the question Stephan, "Problem with Web Searches Using Clipboard",there is no Dragon command to search Google for the clipboard. The forum is about answering users questions and not posting related commands.

Everything appears to be working fine using the code  a = Replace$(Clipboard," ","+") for web searches with words on the clipboard that have spaces in them).

Now, how does one perform the same search if the words on the clipboard contain both spaces and quotation marks?

This is what I have so far:
a = Replace$(Clipboard," ","+" & Replace$(Clipboard,"""","%22%"))

I tried to convert the quotation marks to ASCII

But unfortunately it doesn't seem to work as expected when searching for phrases enclosed in quotation marks. Ex. ("Tom Cruise) , "Great Barrier Reef" etc . .

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

If the clipboard contains quotation marks then the script I gave you above should still work perfectly. Just tested it and it does.  When Google searches for quotation marks using the q= notation it makes no alterations to the character for quotation marks so the original script should work. You are overthinking it, suggest you try again with the original script as it works perfectly here when searching for clipboard contents that contain spaces, no spaces or quotation marks or any combination of.

I opened up my Command Browser and here is the code that I see.

Sub Main
a = Replace$(Clipboard," ","+")
ShellExecute "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=" & a
End Sub

Your code is accurate and correct, but something on my computer is preventing searches anytime the clipboard text contains quotation marks. I'm sure it must be something on my computer causing the problem.

Anytime the clipboard text contains quotation marks the search takes me to this page https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&as_q= and never provides any search results.

I'm using Google Chrome by the way, but I also tried making Microsoft Edge the default browser and tried the search again, but it always takes me to this page https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&as_q=  

And the same thing occurred with Mozilla Firefox it just took me to  the same https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&as_q=

I then tried using a MyCmds.dat file from 2 years ago thinking that maybe I had some corruption in my original file, but unfortunately the same thing happened with that file, so I'm guessing that there's just something in my computer or one of my applications that's causing a conflict somewhere. I tried disabling a few applications but that didn't seem to work.

Unfortunately, this appears to be one of those problems that may be unsolvable for now, but perhaps someone will come across this post months from now who experienced a similar problem and can provide some information.

I appreciate all your information though.

I'll just be content with regular searches for now which work perfectly!

Try this:

Sub Main
    a = Replace$(Clipboard," ","+")
    a = Replace$(a, """", "%22")
    ShellExecute "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=" & a
End Sub

Sub Main
    a = Replace$(Clipboard," ","+")
    a = Replace$(a, """", "%22")
    ShellExecute "https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=" & a
End Sub

This looks like alien activity! 

MDH

Hey, this is incredible!

Now everything is working perfectly!

I can now perform searches successfully using quotation marks.

I don't know how to thank you enough.

I don't know if I would have been able to figure this one out without some help, so thanks again.