sub test_sub {
  my ($thischan, $thisuser, $thismsg) = (@_); 
  return "test_sub" if @_ == 0;
  return unless $thismsg =~ /^:google /;
  use WWW::Search;
  my $search = new WWW::Search('Google');
  $search -> maximum_to_retrieve(5);
  $search -> native_query(WWW::Search::escape_query("osama"));
  $search -> seek_result(2);
  my $result = $search -> results();
  use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \$result;
  carp "cycling";
}

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I took the above code, most of it, from WWW::Search::Google's pod, and some of it from one of merlyn's columns. I get the following output: 
:google bleh # this was my input
Found Total: 1,110,000
$VAR1 = \undef;
cycling at test_harness.pl line 31
        main::test_sub('#bleh', 'alex', ':google bleh') called at test
+_harness.pl line 17

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This seems to be totally contrary to what the docs say will happen, and also the results merlyn got. If i switch results to next_result like the supplied POD, i still have the same situation. I'm confused. Has anyone successfully worked with this module? And I cant seem to find it in Super Search.

Oh, and there is a user, google, which is rather irritating when searching for google. alas.

brother dep

update:

i have used several of the search modules including Excite and hotbot to no avail.

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