FP: Determining if Index Server or FrontPage is Performing Search

ID: Q188821

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
Microsoft FrontPage for the Power Macintosh, version 1.0

SUMMARY

When you publish a Web containing a WebBot Search component to a Web server hosting Microsoft Index Server, the code for the component is replaced with Index Server code.

MORE INFORMATION

FrontPage uses a WebBot Search component that calls the search engine of the FrontPage Server Extensions. However, if you publish your Web to a Microsoft Internet Information Server on which Microsoft Index Server is installed, the Index Server replaces the functionality delivered by the WebBot Search component. Because the default configuration for Index Server is different from the FrontPage search functionality, you may experience unexpected behavior. If you know that Index Server is performing your searches, contact your Web Presence Provider for assistance in configuring Index Server.

You can determine whether Index Server or FrontPage is performing your searches. To do this, follow these steps:

Start your Web browser.

Open the Web site you want to check.

View the HTML source code and look for the following line of code
```
b-useindexserver="x" 
```
where x equals a 1 or 0. If x equals 0, FrontPage is performing the search; if x equals 1, Index Server is performing the search.

Additional query words: 97 front page


Keywords          : fpexp fpedit fpie4 fpiis fpviews fpext 
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0; WINDOWS:97
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: July 21, 1999