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   I should point out that while I like this UI for searching source =
code and because I have been using it for a long time and am accustomed =
to it, I think the Windows Desktop Search UI is better for non-text = files
and the kinds of searches most people would perform.  The search = edit and
dropdown model is similar but the search results list, the = availability
of a preview pane, and other options are friendlier.

Rich

  "Ellen K."  wrote in message =
news:e3ni915q378jqvttuap4s727ou88r3ulab{at}4ax.com...
  Wow, thanks.   :)

  On Fri, 27 May 2005 22:13:29 -0700, "Rich"  wrote in message
  :

  >   I use an tool named SRCH.EXE.  It looks like this may have been =
released as part of the IIS 4.0 Resource kit =
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/iis4/reskit/iis40rg/iisrkapa.ms=
px).  It's really very simple.  There is a dropdown edit similar to a =
browser address bar where you type your query.  The main window contains =
either a list of all the files in the query results or a simple file =
viewer with hit highlighting.  The same tool works against either local =
or network catalogs and will query multiple catalogs at once.  The query =
language is straight forward.  I believe it is documented at =
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/indexsrv/html/ixqlang_6i79.asp.
  >
  >Rich
  >
  >  "John Beckett"
 wrote in =
message news:4297f18a.4268387{at}216.144.1.254...
  >  "Rich"  wrote in message news::
  >  >    I currently have over 1.3 million files on my desktop.  I have =
been
  >  > searching them with the built in Windows content indexing since =
Windows
  >  > 2000.  You can query it by SQL if you want.  There is an OLEDB =
provider.
  >
  >  Now that is interesting. I have been enjoying fast searching for =
files on
  >  a Windows Server 2003 for a few months, but have wished that the =
query GUI
  >  was a little more friendly: Less clicking to start it, and remember =
that I
  >  only do advanced searches. I would also prefer a default of AND for
  >  keyword searches, and a couple of other things.
  >
  >  Anyway, it appears that if I am sufficiently motivated, I could =
write a
  >  reasonably simple front-end myself. Perhaps I could use this (which =
I just
  >  found, but haven't yet looked at):
  >  http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/IndexingServer.asp
  >
  >  Can you recommend a sample app that implements a search front end?
  >
  >  John

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Rich
 

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