Index Server Custom Property Search

[gre...@my-deja.com]

I tried posting this on the new inetserver.indexserver group, but kept
getting errors that it was not a valid group....

I'm trying to search on custom document properties, but I'm using ASP
search pages instead of idq and html. Do I need to still register the
custom properties somewhere?

I know with using ASP, I can set a search string equal to:
"@DocAuthor " + AuthorName
And that will search on the author property...

What about a custom one called Impact?
Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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[Chris Crowe]

You still have to do a few things.

1) Make sure your content is indexed
2) goto MMC and index server, and select the catalog node.
3) goto properties of the catalog node
4) Find the property "Impact" and right click it.
5) Make sure the cached check box has a tick in it, and select the data
type. For META Data you MUST use VT_LPSTR so I have been told from Microsoft
Support people
6) Copy the Property Set to the clipboard, that large GUID Type number at
the top of the dialog.
7) Right click the Catalog-Properties node, and click Commit Changes

8) REINDEX ALL CONTENT - because the data property will only be cached after
it is re-indexed.

9) You will have to define a new column in your ASP Page.

Example
Q.DefineColumn "Impact( DBTYPE_WSTR|DBTYPE_BYREF) =
d1b5d3f0-c0b3-11cf-9a92-00a0c908dbf1 Impact"

Look at this page http://localhost/iishelp/ix/htm/ixaspqob.htm and this page
http://localhost/iishelp/ix/htm/ixidqnam.htm for a reference...

Chris Crowe

<gre...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:7saug3$f06$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...

[gre...@my-deja.com]

Chris - Thanks for the help!
I followed the list of things you put below,
but I'm still coming up with nothing. I don't know if
it has to do with the asp code or not.

In the example files you told me to look at, there are quotes
around the "name" at the end of the GUID. I've tried it with
quotes coded around it, but still to no avail.

I did make sure I reindexed, so I doubt that's the problem.

Any more suggestion?

Is using the "@" still valid with this new property, or could that
be a problem too?

Thanks!

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[gre...@my-deja.com]

Any more suggestion?

Thanks!