creating search tool for website

[shruti18]

Hi,
I am looking to create a search tool for a website. Would it be possible using Java Scripts?

 

[trollacious]

No, this isn't possible unless you're using Javascript as your language for ASP. Javascript otherwise works only on the client-side computer, while the files you want to search are on the server.

Lee

 

[arst06d]

easiest way is to use google to search just your site. Here's an example used on the

http://www.w3schools.com

site

<form style="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:4px" method="get" name="searchform" action="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.google.com/search"[/URL] target="_blank">
<input type="hidden" name="as_sitesearch" value="[URL unfurl="true"]www.w3schools.com"[/URL] />
<input type="text" style="width:90px" name="as_q" size="20" />&nbsp;<input style="width:20px;font-weight:bold" type="submit" value="..."/>
</form>

Change it as necessary.
Obviously it will only be as good as the results google has for your site.

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

shruti18

JSE internal search engine may suit your purpose.

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Chris
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[shruti18]

Hi Chris,
Thanks for your response.
I am trying to use JSE internal search engine as recommended by you, but there is an error which I am getting, in jse_search.js, saying document undefined.
Could you point out what is the reason for this?

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

shruti18

It sounds as though the document name referenced in the second column of the array 's' in jse_search.js, which holds the data, is incorrect.

To keep it simple initially, suggest you place jse_search.js and all html files in the 'root' folder of your website.

A row in the array 's' should then look like

s[0]="How to search for a word^myfile.html#25^To search for a word on this site...^keyword,keyword,keyword";

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Chris
PDFcommander^tm.net
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[GUJUm0deL]

See if this helps: faq216-1332



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[shruti18]

var item = new Array();
Km=0; item[Km]=new Array("audition.htm","

http://www.","pitt.edu/~play","audition,

auditions");

I did this.
But on the browser it gives an error saying:
item[][] is null or not an object

 

[GUJUm0deL]

shurti18,

I'm assuming the link you're trying to access is:

http://www.pitt.edu/~play/auditions.htm

If so, then the array should be set as:

var item = new Array();
Km=0; item[Km]=new Array("[COLOR=red]pitt.edu/~play/auditions.htm[/color]","[COLOR=blue][URL unfurl="true"]http://www.[/URL][/color]","[COLOR=teal]Auditions[/color]","[COLOR=green]audition, auditions[/color]","[COLOR=maroon]Auditions for University of Pittsburgh[/color]");

This is what the array setup is like:

The entire link goes here (EX: mysite.com/page1.cfm)

The prefix of the site goes here {EX:

http://www.)

The name of the link to be displayed on the search window goes here. users click this to get their destination

Search/keywords goes here (comma seperated list: any,all,auditions,pittsburgh,uop)

you forgot this array element. This section shows a text description of what the link is for, kind of like a summary of what the link is meant for

See here for an example:

http://www.imajinarts.com/javascripts/sitesearch.html

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[GUJUm0deL]

shurti18, did you get the script to work for you?


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[shruti18]

hi ketan,
thanks for ur reply
i actually have used the JSE internal search engine for right now and i made that to work.
thanks for all ur help

 

[GUJUm0deL]

shruti18, no problem. But how did you know my name?


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[shruti18]

from ur website