Question

I have a form with an input control, and a submit button. I would like the user to be able to enter their zip code, and then perform a Google search with what they entered into the input field.

I tried searching online, but couldn’t find what I was looking for. I already know the query string format for a Google search, just a little rusty on my HTML and JavaScript.

Answer 1

Try:

var box=document.getElementById('the_search_box');
window.location='http://www.google.com/search?q='+escape(box.value);

Here’s an example on jsfiddle.

You should consider creating a Google Custom Search though.