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Creating a search tool for ColdFusion applications
There are three main tasks in creating a search tool for your ColdFusion application:
1
Create a collection.
2
Index the collection.
3
Design a search interface.
You can perform each task programmatically—that is, by writing CFML code. Alternatively, you
can use the ColdFusion MX Administrator to create and index the collection. Also, H
has a Verity Wizard that generates ColdFusion pages that index the collection and design a search
interface. The following table summarizes the steps and available methods for creating the search
tool:
This chapter presents the non-code methods for developing a search tool, followed by code
examples that perform the same task. If you have H and access to the ColdFusion MX
Administrator, the fastest development method is as follows:
1
Create the collection with the ColdFusion MX Administrator.
2
Use the Verity Wizard to index the collection and design a search interface.
Step CFML
ColdFusion MX
Administrator Verity Wizard
Creating a collection Yes Yes No
Indexing a collection Yes Yes Yes
Designing a search interface Yes No Yes