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Old Jun 17, 2010, 3:40 pm
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chitownflyer
 
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Originally Posted by sbm12
It is still scraping the site but the URL request used gets around the fact that they are not exposing the link to users through the main UI. In other words, while they aren't showing the old link to you it still works.

I've built a GreaseMonkey script to generate the same link for the common man.

Install this little ditty: http://old.wanderingaramean.com/staralink.user.js

Then go here: https://www.ana.co.jp/asw/AMCTopServlet?type=e

Click on the Award Reservation link on the menu there and then look in the top left corner. You should see a link that says "Click for *A Search" that should take you to the *A search form. You might get an error about session expired. If you do just click on the link/button to the home page and go to ANA Mileage Club again and to Award Reservations again. It usually works but occasionally gets that session timeout issue.

Any feedback you have is welcome.
I installed the script, but I can not search Star partner awards via the method which you describe as only a grey screen button appears on the award search page when looking for Star partners. I restarted Fireforx and also logged in and out of my ANA account just to cover all bases.
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