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Essentials
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Formatting search results by using an XSL stylesheet associated with a specific Front End
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Limiting search results to the contents of a specified collection
Restricting Searches
Use query terms to restrict a search. Ways that you can use query terms to restrict searches include:
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Restricting a search to pages that contain all the search terms in the anchor text of the page
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Restricting a search to documents with modification dates that fall within a time frame
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Restricting a search to documents containing a keyword in the title
Processing XML Output
XML-formatted output makes it possible to integrate the search results in various applications. Using
the Google XML results format, you can use your own XML parser to customize the display for your
search users.
Google XML results can be returned with or without a reference to the most recent DTD (Document
Type Definition) describing Google’s XML format. The DTD is a guide to help search administrators and
XML parsers understand the XML results output.
Useful Knowledge for Using the Search Protocol
To use the Search Protocol, you need a basic understanding of the HTTP protocol and HTML document
format.
To work with search results in XML format, you need a basic understanding of XML and XSLT.
Learn More about the Search Protocol
For complete information about the Search Protocol and the XML results format, refer to the Search
Protocol Reference.
Writing Applications with the Feeds Protocol
The Feeds Protocol enables you to write a custom application to feed a data source into the Google
Search Appliance for processing, indexing, and serving. You can also use a feed to remove content from
the index.
Using a publicly available tool, called the GSA Feed Manager
), can help with feeding data to the GSA. This application can alleviate issues that you
might have with creating a feed client.
Useful Knowledge for Writing a Feed Client
To write your own feed client, you need knowledge of the following technologies:
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HTTP—Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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XML—Extensible Markup Language