Searching files Locally

from webserver

[RainMaker]

I was wondering if there was any way to be able to search files locally using ASP.NET. I can search files just fine when I am on the box that has the webpage on it. But if I want to access my page remotely, for some reason it doesn't search that machine locally. What I am doing is I am selecting files from a dialog box that has to be local to that machine. That part is fine but afterwards I have to search that very same directory for some things and for some reason the server wants to think that it is still it's local filesystem instead of its remote request, can anyone help?

[mattglet]

are you trying to make a search function, that will search the contents of certain pages? or are you just looking for a directory browser?

-Matt

[RainMaker]

I am trying to make a local directory browser. Right now I select a file local on my machine, but I am accessing the webpage remotely. Well when I search the directory from where I selected my file, the web page doens't search local, it searches local to it.

[RainMaker]

noobody loves me! sob sob....

[Xoc]

You want to install the Indexing service on the local machine. Then use

In global.asa
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Application("indexserver_ConnectionString") _ 
= "Provider=MSIDXS.1;Integrated Security .="""";Data Source=indexingservicename;" 

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In form:

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<form action="search.asp" method="get"> 
Search for:<br /> 
<input type="text" name="txtSearch" size="60" value="<%=Request("txtSearch")%>" /><br /> 
<input type="submit" value="Search" /><br /> 
Example: conventions and array<br /> 
<a href="searchlang.asp">Search Language</a><br /> 
</form> 
<% 
Sub SearchResults() 
Dim rst 
Dim strQuery 
Dim fld 
Dim nod 
Dim strTitle 
Dim strVPath 
Dim strCharacterization 
Dim strCreateDate 
Dim strModifiedDate 
Dim strSize 
Dim astrSearchTerms 
Dim iastrSearchTerms 
If Not IsEmpty(Request("txtSearch")) Then 
strQuery = Request("txtSearch") 
astrSearchTerms = Split(strQuery) 
strQuery = "" 
For iastrSearchTerms = LBound(astrSearchTerms) To UBound(astrSearchTerms) 
If iastrSearchTerms > LBound(astrSearchTerms) Then 
strQuery = strQuery & " and " & astrSearchTerms(iastrSearchTerms) 
Else 
strQuery = astrSearchTerms(iastrSearchTerms) 
End If 
Next 
Set rst = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset") 
rst.Source = "SELECT Characterization, Create, DocTitle, Size, VPath, Write " _ 
& "FROM SCOPE() WHERE CONTAINS('" & strQuery & "') ORDER BY Rank Desc" 
rst.ActiveConnection = Application("indexserver_ConnectionString") 
On Error Resume Next 
rst.Open 
If Err.number = 0 Then 
On Error Goto 0 
If rst.EOF Then 
Call Response.Write("No pages found for '" & Server.HTMLEncode(strQuery) & "'") 
Else 
Call Response.Write("<ol class=""smaller"">" & vbCrLf) 
Do Until rst.EOF 
Call Response.Write("<li>" & vbCrLf) 
With rst.Fields 
If IsNull(.Item("DocTitle").value) Then 
Set nod = mdomSiteMap.SelectSingleNode("/descendant::topic[attribute::path='" _ 
& rst("vpath") & "']") 
If Not (nod Is Nothing) Then 
strTitle = nod.attributes.getNamedItem("title").value 
Else 
strTitle = "No Title" 
End If 
Else 
strTitle = .Item("DocTitle").Value 
End If 
strVPath = .Item("VPath").Value 
strCharacterization = .Item("Characterization").Value 
strCreateDate = FormatDateTime(.Item("Create").Value, vbShortDate) 
strModifiedDate = FormatDateTime(.Item("Write").Value, vbShortDate) 
strSize = CStr(.Item("Size").Value) 
Call Response.Write("<a href='" & strVPath & "'>" & strTitle & "</a><br />" & vbCrLf) 
Call Response.Write(strCharacterization & "...<br />" & vbCrLf) 
Call Response.Write("Created: " & strCreateDate & " Last Modified: " _ 
& strModifiedDate & " Size: " & strSize & "<br />" & vbCrLf) 
Call Response.Write("URL: " & strVPath & "<br />" & vbCrLf) 
Call Response.Write("</li>" & vbCrLf) 
End With 
rst.MoveNext 
Loop 
Call Response.Write("</ol>" & vbCrLf) 
End If 
rst.Close 
Else 
Call Response.Write(Err.Description) 
End If 
Set rst = Nothing 
End If 
End Sub 
Call SearchResults() 
%> 

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Sorry, just noticed that you wanted ASP.NET. The above is ASP. But you get the idea. The basic scheme is that you can use SQL to query the indexing service.

[RainMaker]

I know I am a little late but thanks very much for the code. I appreciate you taking the time.