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Re: Scott, database search Q...

Posted by Scott WRG Editor on Tue Jun 18, 2002 11:32:24 PM

In reply top Scott, database search Q... posted by bdk on Tue Jun 18, 2002 09:09:13 PM

: Scott,
:
: Is there any way for an individual to download the databas
: e and perform some kind of text search?
:
: Thanks,
:
: BK

Not in any practical sense. The software creates a database that references a folder of unformated text files that don't contain header information. Not an easy thing to deal with. I'm not skilled enough in this area to work out an alternative.

Scott
:
: : : a) How much to licence Google search technology?
: :
: : Nothing, sort of. Google reserves the right to include a
: d
: : banners on the search results page (something that happe
: ns
: : when you use google anyways). It's a free to use and is
: b
: : asically a google search of a specific domain. That comb
: in
: : ed with the new javascript in the registry allows the re
: gi
: : stry to be searched and useful results to be returned.
: :
: : : b) Please oh please oh please can we have this on the
: di
: : sc
: : : ussion groups as well!
: :
: : Unfortunately the search does not handle databases, whic
: h
: : the discussion groups are. I will see if I can do someth
: in
: : g about making the seach function a little bit more usef
: ul
: : .
: :
: : Scott

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