EndNote API

[reichertc]

Hello, I try to build a small plugin which uses the "IDatabasePtr-->Search('Title' is [....])" function. Using "IDatabasePtr-->Search('Title' IS [searchstring], ..., ...)" works fine in most cases. But when the title contains parenthesis, the item will not be found. Using the UI search with the same searchstring works fine. Question: Do I have to escape the parenthesis in the search string? Or has anyone another idea what this could be(encoding,....)? Best regards Christian

[PTravis]

The search should formatted as XML, so you may need to make use of XML escape sequences.  Here is an example search:

        IRecordListPtr    pMatches;
        if( (iRet=pDB->Search("<ENQuery><FlatQuery>('Year' IS GREATER THAN [1980])</FlatQuery></ENQuery>",pRecordList,&pMatches)) != kServiceNoErr )
            gwOut << "FAILURE: IDatabase:earch " << iRet << "\n";
        else
            gwOut << "SUCCESS: IDatabase:earch (" << pMatches->GetCount()<< ")\n";

[reichertc]

Hello,  thanks a lot for your answer.

I' m sorry for my short example, but the searchstring is formatted as XML. Here is the "longer version":

        [...]
        IStringPtr    pKeyword = RS::CreateInstance<IStringImp>();        
        pKeyword->assign("Title");
        
        // BUILD XML
        std::string sXMLSearch = "<ENQuery><FlatQuery>('Title' IS [";
        sXMLSearch.append(pKeyword->c_str());
        sXMLSearch.append("])</FlatQuery></ENQuery>");
        
        // SEARCH
        if( (iRet=pDBMain->Search(sXMLSearch.c_str(), pAllListMain, &pMatches)) != kServiceNoErr )
        [...]
        
This usually works fine. But if there are parentheses in the title no items will be found. The same search done via the user interface works fine.

e.g.

    1)        pKeyword->assign("Title one");    // FOUND
    2)        pKeyword->assign("Title (two)");    // NOT FOUND
    3)        UI: Title is "Title (two)"                // FOUND

Because the items will be found via UI, I´m not sure if i have to escape the parentheses or maybe there is a flag which I have to set.

Best regards
Christian