At its simplest, a query can be just a word or a phrase.
But with the tips on this page, you can expand the focus of
your query to give you more complete results. These tips will
get you started with basic query language and acquaint you
with the full power of Microsoft Index Server.
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Look for words with the same prefix. For example, in
your query form type key* to find key, keying,
keyhole, keyboard, and so on.
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Search for all forms of a word. For example, in the
form type sink** to find sink, sinking, sank,
and sunk.
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Search with the keyword NEAR, rather than AND,
for words close to each other. For example, both of
these queries, system and manager and system
near manager, look for the words system and
manager on the same page. But with NEAR,
the returned pages are ranked in order of proximity:
The closer together the words are, the higher the rank
of that page.
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Refine your queries with the AND NOT keywords
to exclude certain text from your search. For example,
if you want to find all instances of surfing
but not the Net, write the following query:
surfing
AND NOT the Net
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Add the OR keyword to find all instances of
either one word or another, for example:
Abbott
OR Costello
This query finds all pages that mention Abbott or Costello
or both.
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Put quotation marks around keywords if you want Index
Server to take them literally. For instance, if you
type the following query:
"system
near manager"
Index Server will literally look for the complete phrase
system near manager. But if you type the same
query without the quotation marks:
system
near manager
Index Server searches all documents for the words system
and manager.
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Use Free Text Queries if you want to enter queries
using natural language. Index Server will examine your
query, extract nouns and noun phrases and construct
a query for you. With free text queries you can enter
any text you want, from a proper question, to a string
of words and phrases, without worrying about the query
language. For example, if you type in the following
query:
"How
do I use the Index Server
administration snap-in?"
Index Server will create a query for you automatically
and begin the search. Note that when you're using free
text queries, the regular query language features are
disabled and keywords such as AND, OR,
and NEAR are interpreted as normal words.
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