I want to know where can I find samples for supporting new files types in Windows Desktop Search
I found an article on MSDN, writing an HTMLProp sample. It mentions a path
Path
Source: mssdk\samples\winbase\indexing\htmlprop\
I'm not sure abt he 'mssdk'. I guess its Windows SDK for Vista. Still, after installing I couldn't find appropriate sample for IFilter (at that location).Can anybody point some useful stuff to start
Thanks,
~ Ankit
Where can i find samples for IFilter to support more file extensions?
Jamie Thomson
you also might want to check out channel 9:
http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.DesktopSearchIFilters
cheers,
Ed
beermix
You can try downloading HTMLProp sample source code here: http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/server/techinfo/development/metadata.asp
Direct download link is http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/a/f/5af6e169-ce2c-4a02-99a5-5aef60af2ee5/CrawlingMetadataHtmlprop.zip
This sample seems to have been removed from Windows SDK from Vista, because it uses obsolete IPersistFile interface (instead of newer IPersistStream interface), which makes it incompatible with WDS 3.0 embedded in Vista shell. But it should work with Indexing service engine in Win 2000 / XP / 2003, and it can be modified in a relatively straightforward way to implement also IPersistStream interface, the it will work with Windows Desktop Search product too. Although may you also need to have a number of adjustments related to differences in property handling between indexing service and WDS.
Also have a look at this thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=960780&SiteID=1