Is it possible to extend system search?

[Lloyd Dupont]

I have an application with produce document/file with a lot of textual
information into it (in a TAR-GZ format).
This application is for the general public (as opposed to corporate, so I
cannot assume too much on what's on my user's computer, except we require XP
or later).

Now the Windows user could search file, in the FileExplore, by right
clicking on a folder => search.

I wonder if there is a way to extend this search so that it search in my
files as well?

I have found the IFilter interface, but apparently it is only if you have
the indexing service running. I don't know which one it is, but I will bet I
don't have it running, nor my user.

Any tip?

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Regards,
Lloyd Dupont

NovaMind Software
Mind Mapping Software
<www.nova-mind.com>

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Lloyd,

IFilter is a right way, because it's only the way to extend the index server
and the Windows Desktop Search that became more and more popular.

see microsoft.public.inetserver.indexserver group where they discuss this

LD> I have an application with produce document/file with a lot of
LD> textual
LD> information into it (in a TAR-GZ format).
LD> This application is for the general public (as opposed to corporate,
LD> so I
LD> cannot assume too much on what's on my user's computer, except we
LD> require XP
LD> or later).
LD> Now the Windows user could search file, in the FileExplore, by right
LD> clicking on a folder => search.
LD>
LD> I wonder if there is a way to extend this search so that it search
LD> in my files as well?
LD>
LD> I have found the IFilter interface, but apparently it is only if you
LD> have the indexing service running. I don't know which one it is, but
LD> I will bet I don't have it running, nor my user.
LD>
LD> Any tip?
LD>
LD> NovaMind Software
LD> Mind Mapping Software
LD> <www.nova-mind.com>
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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[Lloyd Dupont]

Allright then...

Thanks Michael.