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The search tab is where you save data related to job searching on web sites. The search toolbar is associated with only the search catalog.  To use the search toolbar, fill out the fields in the toolbar then press the Go button.  The search toolbar supports the five most popular job web sites.

Whenever a search is done using the search toolbar, the search query input is saved as a record in the Current Search folder.  Only the last query for a site is saved so a previous query is overwritten.  Therefore, the Current Search folder contains all the last search queries done for each supported site.

Job search queries can be saved for non-supported sites also.  Select "Save Form and Data" from the file menu when you fill out the search page at a web site.  Do this before you submit your query.  This essentially saves the input fields for a web page into the Search catalog and you can run this query again by selecting the Search menu item.  This is a handy feature for saving complex or advanced search forms.

If you want to run a saved form again, but make minor changes to a few input items, select Fill Form from the menu and the browser goes to the web page and fills out the form, but it does not submit it.  After you make your changes press the submit button on the web page and the search is done with the new inputs.

Whenever a form page is submitted on a web site it is saved under the name "-LastForm Submitted-".  Each new form overwrites the previous one, so its the last form which is saved each time.  The form saved is the same as that which would be saved if "Save Form and Data" was selected from the file menu before submitting the form.

As with bookmarks, if you select the menu item Search or Fill Form on a folder, the action is done for all items in that folder.  A new browser is created for each item. 

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