Re: Automating Search Interfaces

David Megginson (ak117@freenet.carleton.ca)
Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:39:24 -0500


Michael Kay writes:

> By the way, does anyone know of a search engine (I mean software,
> not a web service) that understands XML? I have been looking at
> writing an IFilter interface for Microsoft's Index Server and it's
> rather daunting, especially as MS will presumably produce one
> themselves within a year.

You could customise OpenText's LiveLink search to handle XML using
ranges -- the level of effort would depend on the skill and experience
of your programmers (anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of
months).

All the best,

David

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