Chapter 14. Using ADO.NET to Create a Search Page

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Using SQL Server Full-Text Search

• Using the Microsoft Indexing Service

In this chapter, you learn how to build a search page using ADO.NET. By the end of this chapter, you'll understand how you can build a search page similar to the type used by such Web sites as Yahoo! and AltaVista.

In the first part, you examine how to create a search page that enables users to search through data stored in a database table. You learn how to enable users to perform both free-form and Boolean queries.

Next, you learn how to construct a search page that enables users to search through data stored in the file system. You examine how to create a page that works with the Microsoft Indexing Service.