Hello David, Saturday, May 15, 2004, 6:51:39 AM, you wrote:
DAF> > From: "rikona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DAF> > > DAF> > > LW> And when you're ready, post those "necessary Windows progs" and DAF> > > LW> we'll point you to the replacements. DAF> > > DAF> > > I would love to find a replacement for DTsearch. It indexes disk files DAF> > > with most popular formats (txt, doc, xls, pdf, and many others), and DAF> > > can perform sophisticated searches (multiple proximity, for example) DAF> > > to find content in this collection of files. The found items are DAF> > > listed, and the search text can be viewed (in whatever format) as each DAF> > > document is highlighted. It is FAST, too - 50,000 files/10+ gigs in < DAF> > > 1 sec! DAF> > > DAF> > > I asked about his before, but nobody came up with a real equivalent. DAF> > > Still looking and hoping... DAF> Have you looked into htdig (http://www.htdig.org/)? David, thanks for the lead. I did check this out in my earlier quest. It's a good start, but the details make it a much less effective tool. It does only html and text, although more formats are promised. The search options are good, but lack the critical proximity search which is, IMHO, the most useful part. The search results are presented in a Google-style format showing the context, but you must open an app to look around. In DTsearch, you can look "inside" without opening an app, so it is typically MUCH faster to use. The index files in dig are larger than the original documents, so you fill up disk space fast. TDsearch has indices that are smaller than the files, but are still rather large. I note that SDSU, where it was/is developed, has stopped using dig and now uses Google. :-) Again, thanks. Still looking and hoping... -- rikona mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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