Re: New index for docs

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14661
interpreted = N
texte = >Please also consider putting the docs entirely into HTML format so that >they can be indexed with something like Maxum's Phantom. For instance, >there are many simple things that may never rate an entry in an >alphabetical index, yet to the user it may not be clear what group or >category they may be in. Being able to do a find on something like rq >or data would be very helpful.The reference is all in HTML, so indexers should have no problems with it.>Who knows... there may even be a simple way to do this with WebCat?Yes, I've written a template that grabs the full text of all the html files inside WebCatReference (using [ListFiles]) and put that text into a record in a database that is searchable. My first experience playing with it wasn't all that useful, because there are so many common words, but maybe someone can write better search criteria.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: New index for docs (Luke Melia 1997)
  2. Re: New index for docs (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  3. Re: New index for docs (Paul Uttermohlen 1997)
  4. Re: New index for docs (Gil Poulsen 1997)
  5. New index for docs (Grant Hulbert 1997)
>Please also consider putting the docs entirely into HTML format so that >they can be indexed with something like Maxum's Phantom. For instance, >there are many simple things that may never rate an entry in an >alphabetical index, yet to the user it may not be clear what group or >category they may be in. Being able to do a find on something like rq >or data would be very helpful.The reference is all in HTML, so indexers should have no problems with it.>Who knows... there may even be a simple way to do this with WebCat?Yes, I've written a template that grabs the full text of all the html files inside WebCatReference (using [listfiles]) and put that text into a record in a database that is searchable. My first experience playing with it wasn't all that useful, because there are so many common words, but maybe someone can write better search criteria.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Grant Hulbert

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