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Constructing Search URLs

{{SeeAlso|List of Index Prefixes for Search}}

It is possible to create direct URLs for search patterns in STCV. This is the basic format of such a URL:

<code>http://anet.be/stcv/stcvopac/X/PATTERN</code>

• Replace <code>X</code> with the code of the language in which you want the search result displayed. Valid codes are <code>e</code> (English), <code>n</code> (Dutch), or <code>f</code> (French),
• Replace <code>PATTERN</code> with your preferred search terms.

E.g., to search for records containing the words 'accident' or 'accidenten', you can construct this URL:

<code>http://anet.be/opac/stcv/stcvopac/e/accident+OR+accidenten</code>

Any valid search pattern for the quick search option on the home page of the STCV online catalogue can be used in a search URL. Refer to the help information on the home page for details.

Character Encoding

Since certain characters can cause problems in URLs, you need to convert them to specific codes.

|+Common URL Character Codes

!Character Name

!Character

!Code

|Space

|

|%20 or +

|Asterix

|*

|%2A

|Question Mark

|?

|%3F

|Colon

|:

|%3A

|Double Quote

|"

|%22

|Left Parentheses

|(

|( or %28

|Right Parentheses

|)

|) of%29

|}

For a full list of URL character codes, see https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp.

This search pattern:

<code>su:christian AND (ti:kerk* OR ti:sta?t)</code>

becomes:

<code>http://anet.be/opac/stcv/opacstcv/e/su%3Achristian%20AND%20%28ti%3Akerk%2A%20OR%20ti%3Asta%3Ft%2A%29</code>

or:

<code>http://anet.be/opac/stcv/opacstcv/e/su%3Achristian+AND+(ti%3Akerk%2A+OR+ti%3Asta%3Ft%2A)</code>

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