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Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 15:37:28 -0500
From: Linda Lewis <cityslic(a)ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: ARCHIVES-L(a)rootsweb.com
To: ARCHIVES-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [ARCHIVES-L] Search Engine
Resent-Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 12:37:41 -0800 (PST)
Resent-From: ARCHIVES-L(a)rootsweb.com
There's something about the Archives files not having "fields", not a
complex database that prevents an overall soundex search. It is possible
to add a search for soundex-named files, though. Randy said he would
explain that soon, but it would require some coding that he will put on
his "to-do" list.
Another thing I found out - the search engines only search the first
125kb or so of a file. So it's important to try to keep file sizes
around 100kb, as Doc recommended from the beginning.
Linda
Javan Michael DeLoach wrote:
Hi Linda,
You have probably noted that the search engine used by the RootsWeb
WorldConnect Project permits surname searches by exact spelling, Soundex or
Metaphone. This is very user friendly in that the researcher does not have
to have the Soundex Code for all of their ancestral lines memorized.
Have you asked about having this ported to the USGenWeb Archives?
Mike