Re: Searching XML files

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From: Bill James (wgjames_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/12/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:42:26 -0700

You might want to check out LogParser. Don't let the name fool you, it's useful for a lot more than log files, including XML. If you already have some knowledge of query language the learning curve will be shorter.

Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=890cd06b-abf8-4c25-91b2-f8d975cf8c07&displaylang=en

The Unofficial Log Parser Support Site: http://www.logparser.com/index.htm. 

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"SF" <SF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E04E2CEC-DA93-4614-A019-34A71C0C1E4F@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the reply. I just read the link which you had sent. The links 
> talks about posting the data to th website.
> 
> I have around 1500 xml files in the folder which composes a book. The way it 
> should work is if the user types a keyword in a search box
> for example Test in the search box it should search all the 1500 XML files 
> and return the name of only those xml files which have Test in the xml 
> document. Please suggest if the above component whic you have suggested will 
> work in my scenario.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> "mr_unreliable" wrote:
> 
>> hi SF,
>> 
>> There is a COM package, whose members are readily usable from script.
>> 
>>      Dim xmlHTTP : Set xmlHTTP = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
>> 
>> It is well documented on msdn:
>> 
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xmlsdk/html/xmmscXML.asp
>> 
>> and, other websites:
>> 
>> http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/110100-1.shtml
>> 
>> In fact, if you know how to search the newsgroup archive, you can find
>> example code postings from this very newsgroup!!!
>> 
>> cheers, jw
>> 
>> SF wrote:
>> > Hi All,
>> > I have around 1500 xml file in a folder and want to search for keywords in 
>> > the file. Please help me how to do this. Can it be done using Microsoft index 
>> > server ?? I am new to xml ....Please help
>> > 
>> > thanks,
>>

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