A new way to browse the FIRST website

[B.Johnston]

Not to make it any easier for us end users...

but could the redirect server support a --form-- on the page

That we could enter the values into then hit enter?

I've bookmarked

http://frclinks.frclinks.com/

and just type the argument ie w/47 in the address bar to work this way,

but it would be more intuitive to have an active entry box on the page.

[SamC]

additionally to make this even easier than it already is, in firefox (and possibly others) you can bookmark http://www.frclinks.com/%s then go to the bookmarks menu and right click your new bookmark, select "properties" and type "frc" in the keyword. You can now type in the address bar something like "frc t/330" which will redirect you http://www.firstlink.com/t/330 (which redirects you to the corresponding FIRST page)

[B.Johnston]

samsofa330

Nice Firefox only though

chrome, ie and safari/win don't

safari/win does allow a shortcut key but then back to clicking address bar and entering your arguments after the url

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by B.Johnston

samsofa330

Nice Firefox only though

chrome, ie and safari/win don't

safari/win does allow a shortcut key but then back to clicking address bar and entering your arguments after the url

I just set IE 7 to use FRC Links as a search provider—so in the search box, with the appropriate search type selected, I type the desired parameters, and hit Enter.

To set this up, select "Find More Providers..." from the search box dropdown menu, enter "http://frclinks.frclinks.com/TEST" as the search string, and then call it something descriptive.

[Nate Smith]

You can also do the same thing in Chrome ->

1. Click the "wrench" toolbar button and choose Options
2. On the General tab, click the "Manage" button under "Default Search"
3. Click Add, then fill in the info:
Name: FRCLinks
Keyword: frc
URL: http://frclinks.frclinks.com/%s

[Michelle Celio]

Is there a way to get information from a specific year using this? Lets say I wanted to see the list of teams who attended the 2007 Championship.

I might have over looked how to do this (and I can't find the list on the FIRST site either...)

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Michelle Celio

Is there a way to get information from a specific year using this? Lets say I wanted to see the list of teams who attended the 2007 Championship.

I might have over looked how to do this (and I can't find the list on the FIRST site either...)

https://my.usfirst.org/myarea/index....7&sort=teamnum

URL Code:

https://my.usfirst.org/myarea/index.lasso?page=teamlist&event_type=FRC&event=CMP&year=2007&sort=teamnum

Replace year with whatever year you want in that string in the URL.
That works for every year from 2002* through the present (minus 2009 with no info yet of course.)


*2002 lacks a lot of data, but the team numbers are still there.

[Pat Fairbank]

Originally Posted by Michelle Celio

Is there a way to get information from a specific year using this? Lets say I wanted to see the list of teams who attended the 2007 Championship.

Right now there isn't; it just defaults to 2009. But that's a good idea - I'll add something when I get the chance.

[Jonathan Norris]

Pat, you're my hero.

good work man. I'll be using this.

[Pat Fairbank]

Originally Posted by Pat Fairbank

Right now there isn't; it just defaults to 2009. But that's a good idea - I'll add something when I get the chance.

Ok, I've implemented year qualifiers for the event shortcuts. I also put in a link for the awards page (not sure how I overlooked that one before).

/e/[event id](/[optional year])
/event/[event id](/[optional year])
Go to the team list for the given event ID (e.g. il, ny, wat).

/e/s/[event id](/[optional year])
/event/schedule/[event id](/[optional year])
Go to the qualification match schedule for the given event ID (e.g. il, ny, wat).

/e/m/[event id](/[optional year])
/event/matchresults/[event id](/[optional year])
Go to the qualification match results for the given event ID (e.g. il, ny, wat).

/e/r/[event id](/[optional year])
/event/rankings/[event id](/[optional year])
Go to the rankings for the given event ID (e.g. il, ny, wat).

/e/a/[event id](/[optional year])
/event/awards/[event id](/[optional year])
Go to the awards for the given event ID (e.g. il, ny, wat).

[Pat Fairbank]

Karthik asked me to add a link for the 2009 Control System page - which I'm sure people will be visiting often once teams get their hands on the new system.

/cs
/controlsystem
Go to the 2009 Control System page.

[Pat Fairbank]

A couple new features to announce:

/tba/[team number]
Go to the The Blue Alliance page for the given team.

/cdm/[team number]
Go to the Chief Delphi Media page for photos tagged with the given team.

Credit goes to Andy Burchardt and Sam Couch for the suggestions.

[smurfgirl]

Pat, you're my new hero. You just saved me approximately 10,000 clicks by the end of the season... maybe more. Thanks so much for making this awesome resource for us! I just shared it with my team.

[JB987]

Way to go, Pat! Can't wait to get my new smartphone and set up this great time saver...this is what FIRST is all about and why CD is such a fantastic service to us all. Keep up the good work!

[MikePres]

BLESS YOU