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Why won't my new custom search engine work?

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I'm trying to add the search engine on the PubMed proxy website for my university to my search bar, but it's not working correctly. When I type in a term and click the icon for the search engine, it just takes me to the website without doing the search for me. Which I guess is better than nothing, but this worked seamlessly for me with the PubMed proxy for my last university for years. I tried adding the search for an auto parts website, and that works, so I seem to have the process of adding a search engine right. What am I missing?

I'm trying to add the search engine on the PubMed proxy website for my university to my search bar, but it's not working correctly. When I type in a term and click the icon for the search engine, it just takes me to the website without doing the search for me. Which I guess is better than nothing, but this worked seamlessly for me with the PubMed proxy for my last university for years. I tried adding the search for an auto parts website, and that works, so I seem to have the process of adding a search engine right. What am I missing?

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Is there a public link for the OpenSearch XML file that you're installing? It sounds as though it may only work from a particular network...