[WEB4LIB] Microsoft Server Index

[Lynley Jones]

Hi

You can definitely restrict Microsoft Index Server to specific
directories, and use different form variables to search subsets of your
site.  The Index Server forms that I have seen provide a section at the
top of the form: 'Instructions for quick customization' with commented
sections explaining how to change page logo, page background, page
title, and simple query parameters.

What you want to do is modify the form's search scope.  If your form
includes the customization instructions, there should be a section in
your search page that notes the parameter to be changed:

e.g.


<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="CiScope"
VALUE="/corporate/,/library/resources/"> where the value is the
directory or directories to be searched.

In another Index Server form we use that is written a bit differently,
'FormScope' is declared as a variable, so change the variable, and
change the search scope. 

If your form doesn't include the customization instructions, you can
hopefully find the piece of code that controls the scope.


Regards


Lynley

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 Lynley Jones
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 Parliamentary Library
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Joldersma [mailto:Dan.Joldersma at hillsdale.edu]
Sent: Friday, 19 April 2002 02:52 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Microsoft Server Index


Our College uses Microsoft Server Index to search the entire site.  Is
there
a way that I can use it to search only our library site?

Do I need to modify code below?

<FORM ACTION="/search/query.asp" METHOD=POST>

Dan Joldersma
Public Services Librarian
Mossey Library
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI  49242
(517) 607-2606