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Just one click away from Wayback Machine's archives of current page (Request JavaScript codes for bookmarklet)

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I wish I can click on a bookmarklet on the Bookmarks bar to display the Wayback Machine's search results for the current page. In other words, I wish there can be a bookmarklet that opens the following URL:

http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/URL_of_current_page

I know I can drag a bookmarklet to the Bookmarks bar, and then, from its righ-click Properties menu, change the Location text to the JavaScript codes which opens the above Wayback Machine's URL. I just know nothing about programming.

So, could someone assist me with the needed JavaScript?


Thanks.

PS: I know there are some add-ons that deals with WaybackMachine, such as "Resurrect Pages" or "Wayback Machine 20100602". But I have not found one that does what I want.

I wish I can click on a bookmarklet on the Bookmarks bar to display the Wayback Machine's search results for the current page. In other words, I wish there can be a bookmarklet that opens the following URL: http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/'''''URL_of_current_page''''' I know I can drag a bookmarklet to the Bookmarks bar, and then, from its righ-click Properties menu, change the Location text to the JavaScript codes which opens the above Wayback Machine's URL. I just know nothing about programming. So, could someone assist me with the needed JavaScript? Thanks. PS: I know there are some add-ons that deals with WaybackMachine, such as "Resurrect Pages" or "Wayback Machine 20100602". But I have not found one that does what I want.

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javascript:{var%20url=location.href;void(window.open("http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/"+url));}
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cor-el
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javascript:{var%20url=location.href;void(window.open("http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/"+url));}
drkh
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Thank you very much.

I hide the label text of this bookmarklet and use a Wayback Machine favicon for it. Now I have an icon on the Bookmarks bar, a click on which takes me to the old vesions of the current web page.

I will drink a glass of champaigne for that.

The Wayback Machine favicon I use is here:

http://www.archive.org/download/waybackfavicon32/wayback_favicon32.ico

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