Search capabilities

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Peter Afonin

Hello:

I need to add the search capabilities to my site so the users could search
my pages. What would you recommend? There are some paid services on the
Internet (there are free as well, but either very limited or with
advertising), but I'm trying to investigate other options - it's never late
to pay money. It seems to me that Microsoft FrontPage had this add-in, but
in my FP 2003 I cannot find it anymore. Are there any ad-ins for FP 2003?

I would greatly appreciate your recommendations.

Thank you.
 
You state that you want your users to "search my pages".

I don't use Front Page 2003 but I would doubt that the
ability to create a Search page was taken out of the
program's function set.

In Front Page 2002, you had to File | New page | Page
Templates | Search page.
 
Peter Afonin said:
Hello:

I need to add the search capabilities to my site so the users could search
my pages. What would you recommend? There are some paid services on the
Internet (there are free as well, but either very limited or with
advertising), but I'm trying to investigate other options - it's never late
to pay money. It seems to me that Microsoft FrontPage had this add-in, but
in my FP 2003 I cannot find it anymore. Are there any ad-ins for FP 2003?

I would greatly appreciate your recommendations.

Thank you.
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If it's hosted on IIS, then there are services available built in. Though
if your host is not you getting it set up properly may take a bit. (What
you want is "index server" and a "catalog" for your site.)

I do not use FP2003 so I dont know about the search component, maybe they
expect you to use ASP to hook up to index server. I am using some code I
found here:

http://www.asp101.com/articles/john/indexserver/default.asp
http://www.asp101.com/articles/john/indexserver/part2.asp

It may work for you too.

If you host is on some other platform, you'd need to find out what it is and
what search options are available. (PHP, etc.)
 
Thanks, Rick.

You are correct, the search page is still here.

I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the previous versions of FP also had
a control under Insert - Web Content that would allow to put the search on
each page. Again, I'm not sure about this.

Peter
 
I've also received this note from my web hosting provider:

"Frontpage 2003 no longer supports the search function - in fact its broken
according to Microsoft. They are moving forward with another software
solution down the road I believe.. "

I don't know how true is this.

Peter
 
Front Page 2002 does. i don't know about 2003.
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Thanks, Rick.

You are correct, the search page is still here.

I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the previous versions of FP also had
a control under Insert - Web Content that would allow to put the search on
each page. Again, I'm not sure about this.

Peter




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Just remember: Web service provider's knowledge varies
all over the map ... from very knowledgable to can't find
their butt on a dark night.

The search capabilty is provided through the server not
Front Page (try to search your disk-based web ... you
can't). If they specifically are telling you that Front
Page 2003 "no longer supports the search function", you
might want to start your own search ... looking for a new
web service provider.
 
The Frontpage search function is a small webbot enabled
through the frontpage extensions that searches using the
Windows Indexing Service. For the frontpage search to
work, the indexing service must be enabled, and the proper
catalog created.

I don't know why MS would have removed that, for small
scale application it was very cool.
 
Index Server MMC

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In FP2003 menu:
Insert -> Web Component -> Web Search -> Current Web

The component is the same as in previous versions.
 
And I think if you read that you would see the issue is Win 2003 does not support WAIS search, but does support Index Catalog in
IIS - if permissions are set correctly

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| Thanks, Rick.
|
| Actually, I'm with my provider for almost 4 years and I'm happy with these
| guys.
|
| Here is the link to the forum where all these problems with FP search are
| discussed: http://www.parcom.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1006
|
| Peter
|
| | > Just remember: Web service provider's knowledge varies
| > all over the map ... from very knowledgable to can't find
| > their butt on a dark night.
| >
| > The search capabilty is provided through the server not
| > Front Page (try to search your disk-based web ... you
| > can't). If they specifically are telling you that Front
| > Page 2003 "no longer supports the search function", you
| > might want to start your own search ... looking for a new
| > web service provider.
| >
| > >-----Original Message-----
| > >I've also received this note from my web hosting
| > provider:
| > >
| > >"Frontpage 2003 no longer supports the search function -
| > in fact its broken
| > >according to Microsoft. They are moving forward with
| > another software
| > >solution down the road I believe.. "
| > >
| > >I don't know how true is this.
| > >
| > >Peter
| > >
| > in message
| > >| > >> You state that you want your users to "search my
| > pages".
| > >>
| > >> I don't use Front Page 2003 but I would doubt that the
| > >> ability to create a Search page was taken out of the
| > >> program's function set.
| > >>
| > >> In Front Page 2002, you had to File | New page | Page
| > >> Templates | Search page.
| > >>
| > >> >-----Original Message-----
| > >> >Hello:
| > >> >
| > >> >I need to add the search capabilities to my site so
| > the
| > >> users could search
| > >> >my pages. What would you recommend? There are some
| > paid
| > >> services on the
| > >> >Internet (there are free as well, but either very
| > >> limited or with
| > >> >advertising), but I'm trying to investigate other
| > >> options - it's never late
| > >> >to pay money. It seems to me that Microsoft FrontPage
| > >> had this add-in, but
| > >> >in my FP 2003 I cannot find it anymore. Are there any
| > ad-
| > >> ins for FP 2003?
| > >> >
| > >> >I would greatly appreciate your recommendations.
| > >> >
| > >> >Thank you.
| > >> >
| > >> >--
| > >> >Peter Afonin
| > >> >
| > >> >
| > >> >.
| > >> >
| > >
| > >
| > >.
| > >
|
|
 
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